Comedian Louis CK hosted Saturday Night Live’s series finale over the weekend

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He started off the show with an opening monologue that covered a few controversial issues – including an attempted comedic take on the issue of child abuse. To get the quotes in context, you can watch the full clip here:

The particular quote that has been the talk of social media since was this line:

Child molesters are very tenacious people.

And the fact that he compared the abuse to his love of US candy Mounds Bars:

They do taste delicious, but they don’t taste as good as a young boy does, and shouldn’t, to a child molester.

Near the end of the show’s opening he acknowledged the audience’s reaction to the line:

How do you think I feel? It’s my last show, probably.

The monologue has sparked some outrage over on Twitter

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Some people were also watching and defended the monologue

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Louis CK or Saturday Night Live have not made any comment as of yet on the reaction.

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