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Actress Christina Ricci called out Jimmy Fallon after the late night host interviewed mixed martial artist Conor McGregor on his show.<\/p>\n
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A Instagram post by entrepreneur Adam McRae and shared by actor Christina Ricci, criticizing Jimmy Fallon for hosting mixed martial artist Conor McGregor on The Tonight Show. (Instagram)<\/p>\n
In 2024, an Irish civil court jury found McGregor, 37, liable for sexual assault<\/a> at a 2018 Dublin party. McGregor was ordered to pay the victim, Nikita Hand, a total of 250,000 euros. McGregor denied he assaulted Hand, and two later appeals were denied. Prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges, saying there was insufficient evidence and a conviction was unlikely.<\/p>\n A paramedic who examined Hand testified that she had never before seen someone with that intensity of bruising.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Ricci, whose acting credits include The Addams Family, Monster and Yellowjackets,\u00a0reposted an Instagram story<\/a> Monday expressing that the show should not have featured McGregor.<\/p>\n \u201cConor McGregor raped a woman so brutally that the EMT who saw her commented on the severity of her bruising. She also had to have the tampon she was using when he raped her surgically removed, as it had been shoved so far inside her,\u201d the post, originally shared by entrepreneur Adam McRae, said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy the absolute f\u2013k is this piece of human garbage being given a platform on Jimmy Fallon\u2019s show? Shame on you, Jimmy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Representatives for Ricci and Fallon have not yet responded to requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n McGregor’s comeback brawl<\/p>\n McGregor was once the Ultimate Fighting Championship\u2019s (UFC) biggest star, having held the mixed martial arts promotion\u2019s featherweight and lightweight titles, but he hasn\u2019t fought since 2021. He\u2019s set to return to the octagon at UFC 329 on July 11, where he\u2019ll fight Max Holloway.<\/p>\n McGregor appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week to promote his comeback brawl. In the interview, McGregor and Fallon reminisced about drinking and singing songs together at a bar called Paddy Reilly\u2019s.<\/a> They also discussed McGregor\u2019s four children, his 13-second knockout of Jos\u00e9 Aldo and his nickname \u201cNotorious\u201d \u2014 but not his past outside the octagon. The bulk of comments under a YouTube video of the Fallon-McGregor interview expressed outrage.<\/p>\n WATCH | Conor McGregor on The Tonight Show:<\/p>\n In addition to the 2018 rape, McGregor faced allegations of sexual assault at a Miami Heat basketball game in 2023<\/a> \u2014 the same night he punched out the Heat mascot. He has also been accused of numerous other incidents involving assault.<\/p>\n McGregor, a Dublin native, announced his intention to run for president of the Republic of Ireland in 2025, but withdrew amid poor polling results. His most recent acting foray was in the 2024 Road House movie remake.\u00a0<\/p>\n In his The Tonight Show interview, McGregor said fighting is his main passion.<\/p>\n \u201cFighting is my bread and butter. It\u2019s what lights a fire in my belly. And to be back, and to be doing my thing with structure and discipline \u2014 it\u2019s the best version of me,\u201d McGregor told Fallon. <\/p>\n If you\u2019re in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911. For support in your area, you can look for crisis lines and local services via the Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada database<\/a>. \u200b\u200b <\/p>\n