On Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel made a surprise announcement: he's taking the summer off.<br />Kimmel said: 'I've been doing this job for almost 18 years' and he needed a break."<br />He said he and his family were fine but he wanted to spend some time with them.<br />The Daily Mail reports that Kimmel wore blackface in The Man Show from 1999-2004 as NBA's Karl Malone.<br />Jimmy Fallon wore blackface in a skit pretending to be Chris Rock in 2000.<br />Fallon has apologized for the stunt.<br />Pressure is mounting on Kimmel to acknowledge that he wore blackface and apologize for wearing it.
