Actor Maulik Pancholy thanked fans on Thursday for their “outpouring of support” after a Pennsylvania school board canceled a scheduled author visit over his “lifestyle” and “activism.”
In an Instagram video, the openly gay actor put both words in air quotes as he shared his reaction to the Cumberland Valley School District’s decision to rescind his invitation to speak at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg.
Pancholy, who played Jack Donaghy’s assistant Jonathan on “30 Rock,” says his two middle grade books — “The Best at It” and “Nikhil Out Loud” — “reflect the full, complicated and wonderful lives of middle school students.”