Shitstorm because of clip from 2012
Emily Blunt apologizes for “anti-fat” comment
October 21, 2023, 10:15 p.m
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“The girl who served me was tremendous,” British actress Blunt said on the TV show “The Jonathan Ross Show” twelve years ago. At that time she wanted to do promo for her film “Looper”. The video is now appearing again on social media – and is causing outrage.
Caught up in the past: After a clip from the TV show “The Jonathan Ross Show”, which originally aired in 2012, resurfaced on the Internet, Emily Blunt has now commented on it. The British actress apologized for her “insensitive,” “anti-fat” remark. In the clip, she called a waitress “tremendous.” The clip sparked a flood of online comments.
“I just have to address this head-on because my jaw dropped when I saw that clip from 12 years ago,” she told People magazine. And further: “I am horrified that I said something so insensitive and hurtful that has nothing to do with the story I wanted to tell on a talk show.” The award-winning artist was invited to talk about her science fiction film “Looper,” which was released in 2012.
“I’m very sorry”
In the current interview, she expressed her shock: “I’ve always seen myself as someone who wouldn’t dream of upsetting anyone. Whatever made me say something like that at that moment is for me and for everything “What I stand for is incomprehensible,” said Blunt.
“And yet it happened, and I said it, and I’m very sorry that I hurt anyone. I was old enough and should have known better,” she added.
The incident occurred during a conversation about a US restaurant on the show. She told the host: “When you go to Chili’s, you can see why so many of our American friends are so formidable. The girl who served me was formidable.”