Jimmy Fallon Apologizes to Bachmann Wanted for 'Late Night' Song Intro

Bloomberg/Getty Images Jimmy Fallon has apologized to Republican presidential hopeful Bachmann Wanted for your introduction that was carried out when she came out on his show Monday.our editor recommendsMichele Bachmann Condemned with Song by 'Jimmy Fallon' BandMichele Bachmann's Campaign Manager Calls CBS News Producer a 'Piece of S---' Among 'Media Bias' Accusations PHOTOS: Hollywood's Memorable Mea Culpas When the Minnesota Congresswoman showed up in this area to greet Fallon, the Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon house band, The Roots, welcomed her while using 1985 Fishbone song referred to as "Lyin' Ass B--ch." Fallon tweeted Tuesday, "I'm honored that @michelebachmann was on our show yesterday which i'm so sorry in regards to the intro mess. I'm wishing she returns." PHOTOS: Bachmann Wanted round the Campaign Trail The song choice was belittled by many people people, including Fox News' Todd Stames, who written, "Can you let us imagine that the network had attracted the same stunt with First Lady Michelle Obama or Secretary of Condition Hillary Clinton? NBC is not departing comments and Fallon doesn't have the signs and symptoms from the fortitude to retort. So allow me to complete the blanks: NBC, you disgust me." Stames ongoing to slam Fallon, "For Fallon, what's there to express of the guy who makes his living playing pretend? He's a sniveling, inurbane court jester who degrades women." PHOTOS: 10 Artists Dems and Republicans Prefer to Hate Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey referred to as incident "insulting and inappropriate" in the statement Tuesday, "A choice of song presenting Bachmann Wanted on Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon last evening was insulting and inappropriate. I do not share Bachmann Wanted's politics, but she warrants being given respect. No female politician -- without any lady -- needs to be uncovered to sexist and offensive innuendo like she was last evening. The Roots, Jimmy Fallon, and NBC should apologize." The Roots' drummer Questlove had informed his Twitter fans in the pending song choice on Monday. He told The Hollywood Reporter that Fallon and producers wasn't told relating to this in advance, "The performance will be a tongue-in-mouth area and occasionally decision. The show was not aware from it which personally i think below componen if her feelings were hurt. That was not my intention." Jimmy Fallon Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon Politics Bachmann Wanted