He fucked up. He apologized. He was accused of defending the young woman for dressing up at an Antebellum costume party. He didn't though. He said that he doesn't know enough about the issue to have an opinion but that we should have grace in a time that there is little grace.

Of course, people are treating this as just another example of cancel culture and that's what most people are angry about. It should also be noted that the entire thing is absolute bullshit. The story and the cancelling of the woman is fake. It was a marketing push to get eyeballs on the last couple of episodes of the show.