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 that introduction which was performed when she made an appearance 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 Once the Minnesota Congresswoman arrived on the scene to greet Fallon, the Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon house band, The Roots, welcomed her using the 1985 Fishbone song known as "Lyin' Ass B--ch." Fallon tweeted Tuesday, "I'm honored that @michelebachmann was on our show yesterday and that i'm so sorry concerning the intro mess. I am hoping she returns." PHOTOS: Bachmann Wanted around the Campaign Trail The song choice was belittled by many people, including Fox News' Todd Stames, who authored, "Would you let's suppose the network had drawn an identical stunt with First Lady Michelle Obama or Secretary of Condition Hillary Clinton? NBC isn't leaving comments and Fallon does not have the symptoms of the fortitude to reply. So let me complete the blanks: NBC, you disgust me." Stames continued to slam Fallon, "For Fallon, what's there to say of a guy who makes his living playing pretend? He's a sniveling, inurbane court jester who degrades women." PHOTOS: 10 Artists Dems and Republicans Like to Hate Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey known as the incident "insulting and inappropriate" inside a statement Tuesday, "The option of song introducing Bachmann Wanted on Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon last evening was insulting and inappropriate. I don't share Bachmann Wanted's politics, but she warrants to become given respect. No female politician -- with no lady -- ought to be exposed to sexist and offensive innuendo like she was last evening. The Roots, Jimmy Fallon, and NBC should apologize." The Roots' drummer Questlove had notified his Twitter fans from the pending song choice on Monday. He told The Hollywood Reporter that Fallon and producers was not told about this ahead of time, "The performance would be a tongue-in-oral cavity and sporadically decision. The show was unaware of it and that i feel below par if her feelings were hurt. Which was not my intention." Jimmy Fallon Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon Politics Bachmann Wanted