Leslie Jones is free to take to social media to give her commentary about the Olympics after a misunderstanding with some of her posts.
NBC spokesman Greg Hughes said Monday night that some of Jones鈥� videos that were blocked were the result of a 鈥渢hird-party error鈥� and not NBC.
鈥淲e have resolved the situation. She is free to do her social media posts as she has done in the past,鈥� Hughes told The Associated Press. 鈥淪he is a super fan of the Olympics and we are super fans of her.鈥�
Jones Monday morning saying that she might give up live tweeting the Beijing Games.
鈥淚 love the athletes and they love me doing it. And I know y鈥檃ll love it. But now it鈥檚 just gotten too hard. And no one is fighting for or with me. Soooo I guess I鈥檒l leave it to the professionals,鈥� Jones wrote on Twitter and Instagram.
Some of Jones鈥� posts were blocked because of increased policing of taped video displayed by social media companies. In 2014, NBC agreed to a $7.75 billion deal with the International Olympic Committee for rights through 2032.
NBC鈥檚 highlights rights are the most stringent. Non-NBC affiliates are not allowed to run highlights until after NBC signs off for the night, which is usually 2:30 a.m. in New York. There are also limits as to how many minutes can be shown.
Some of Jones鈥� posts, showing NBC鈥檚 coverage while she is commenting, are nearly 1 minute long.
Jones, who was on NBC鈥檚 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� for five years, has live-tweeted about the Olympics since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. She was a guest of NBC in Rio and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games.
Jones that she enjoys watching and tweeting about the Olympics because people were telling her during the Rio Games that no one watches the Olympics.
鈥淚 have watched Olympics since I could walk lol,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淢e and my dad. So this is from my heart. 鈥� These are athletes, this is like everybody coming together no matter like what鈥檚 going on and competing in the games.鈥�
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Joe Reedy, The Associated Press
