Tina Fey says she's 'opting out' of apologizing for jokes

Tina Fey.
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In a new interview, Tina Fey said she's done defending her work and has realized the secret to longevity is never going online.

"Steer clear of the internet and you'll live forever," the actress and comedian told Net-a-Porter. Why her sudden disdain for the web? Fey said that an episode of her Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was deemed "racist" by some people online, and her new goal is "not to explain jokes. I feel like we put so much effort into writing and crafting everything, they need to speak for themselves."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.