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CBS's 'Rush Hour' defends itself against accusations of racial stereotyping

Jethro NededogJan 13, 2016, 03:53 IST

CBS

The executive producer of CBS's "Rush Hour" found himself defending his show against accusations of racial stereotypes during Tuesday's Television Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles.

During CBS's panel for "Rush Hour," a reporter asked how the show intended to steer away from relying on racial stereotypes for comedy as it did on the pilot episode (and as the original films the show is based on have been accused of doing).

Producer Bill Lawrence, who previously produced "Cougar Town" and "Scrubs," accused the reporter of asking the question from a "negative angle" and went on the defensive.

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