Jespersen was reported after joking about innocent fleas and lice on Jews that met their death in the holocaust. The report came from a man who lost nine family members in the Jewish persucution.
Several of Jespersen's comedian colleagues defend the comedy.
"I think that Otto Jespersen is well within limits. It was clear satire," says the comedian, Johan Golden to VG Nett.
Comedian, Henrik Elvestad did not see the monologue, but speaks in general:
"At other times when there have been controversies about Otto, such as the flag-burning episode, I have always been on Otto's side. I think he is well within limits," he says.
Jespersen also receives support from his boss, Alf Hildtrum.
"The claims that Jespersen has anti-Semitic sympathies is completely false. I don't believe it. Otto Jespersen is trying to make a point in these monologues, and the text should be judged in context. It shouldn't be taken in isolation," says the TV 2-director to VG Nett.
However, the TV-2 director admits he can understand that some could feel offended by the text.
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