Michele Bachmann receives apology from NBC over Jimmy Fallon gag

Michele Bachmann’s appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night” caused quite a kerfuffle Wednesday and now the GOP presidential candidate has received an apology from NBC.

What was all the commotion about? Fallon’s house band, the Roots, played a snippet from Fishbone’s 1985 song “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” as Bachmann took the stage. She didn’t catch on at first, but after the episode aired and Bachmann found out about the diss, she wanted an apology.

Now, Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart says NBC’s vice president for late night programming, Doug Vaughan, has offered a written apology.  The letter called the incident "not only unfortunate but also unacceptable" and assured that the Roots had been "severely reprimanded."

Fallon says he knew nothing of the band’s plans and spoke to the Minnesota congresswoman after tweeting a public apology. 

"He was extremely nice and friendly and offered his apology, and she accepted it," Stewart told the Associated Press.

Bachmann spent much of Wednesday lashing out at NBC on various media outlets while plugging her new autobiography.

"This is clearly a form of bias on the part of the Hollywood entertainment elite," Bachmann said on the Fox News Channel. She added, "This wouldn't be tolerated if this was Michelle Obama. It shouldn't be tolerated if it's a conservative woman either."

Glenn Beck also offered his two cents on his daily radio show, calling Fallon and friends "two-faced liars." "These people in the mainstream media don't give a flying crap about anything decent," he told viewers.

Meanwhile, Roots bandleader Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says it was a "tongue-in-cheek and spur-of-the-moment decision."

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Melissa McCarthy dances her way onto 'Saturday Night Live'

Melissa McCarthy returned over the weekend to her sketch-comedy roots (did you know she was a Groundlings cast member?) as host of "Saturday Night Live." The newly minted Emmy winner and star of "Mike and Molly" told the crowd she was "beyond thrilled."

Dance fever, ranch dressing taste tests and a bit of office romance (or should we say sexual harassment) followed, with McCarthy proving at every turn that she still has the instincts for stage comedy.

It was clear from her monologue where things were headed, when she looked into the camera and told her kids Viv and Georgie, "Go to bed now, cause Mama’s about to get pretty inappropriate." And she did.

Before long she was shaking her booty alongside "Bridesmaids" costar and "SNL" cast member Kristin Wiig.

And she definitely wasn’t holding back when it came to a little skit about Hidden Valley Ranch. As taste tester Linda, donning a Spock sweatshirt and bad perm, things get, well, a little messy.

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'Game of Thrones': Take our Episode 5 quiz

"Game of Thrones" is all about the scheming, backstabbing and bloodshed and this week's episode was no different, from King Robert plotting to kill pregnant Daenerys to Lysa Arryn's paranoid rants about the Lannisters.

Are you keeping up with all the twists and turns as they come? Why not take our latest quiz and find out? Or, read ahead for the highlights.

In this episode, the tourney in Kings Landing comes to a bloody end with the help of Ser Loras Tyrell, who plays a naughty trick on his foe, Ser Gregor Clegane. Meanwhile, Eddard Stark continues his investigation into John Arryn’s death and his wife, Catelyn, heads to the Eyrie with her hostage, Lord Tyrion.

Not enough of a refresher? For more, read our Show Tracker recap.

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"Game of Thrones" is three episodes in, and the character twists are just starting to get good. If you're up to speed on the latest developments in Westeros, why not try taking our new quiz? Or, if you're not quite there yet, read ahead for a quick refresher first.

This episode, Lord Eddard Stark arrived at Kings Landing only to find the crown in debt and King Robert practically absent. And trying to parent his girls, Sansa and Arya, on top of it all? Forget it. "War is easier than raising daughters," he says.

Meanwhile, his wife, Lady Catelyn, leaves their three sons at Winterfell in hopes of finding the person conspiring to kill their boy, Bran.

Over in the Free Cities, Daenerys is expecting a baby with her horselord husband, Khal Drogo. Her new place of honor among her husband's people, the Dothraki, helps give her the strength to finally stand up to her brother, Viserys.

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