Emily Blunt has apologized after a video surfaced of her commenting on someone’s weight.
The actress said she was “appalled” by the insensitive and hurtful words she used when she appeared as a guest on the show.Jonathan Ross Show“In September 2012.
What did Emily Blunt say in 2012?
While promoting her movie “Looper,” at the top of the interview, she recalled being in the United States and going to Chili’s while filming.
Talk show host Jonathan Ross then joked: “If you go to a Chili’s, you can see why a lot of our American friends are huge.”
“Well, the girl serving me was phenomenal,” Blunt replied, before sharing how the waitress recognized her and asked her about the movie.
As the video He made his way online And people started Criticism of the actorBlunt issued a statement obtained by NBC News addressing her comments in 2012.
“I just need to address this head-on as my jaw has been on the floor watching this clip for 12 years. I feel terrible that I would say something that was insensitive and hurtful and had nothing to do with any story I was trying to tell on a talk show,” Blunt said. “Someone who wouldn’t dream of upsetting anyone, so whatever prompted me to say anything like that at that moment was unrecognizable to me or anything I stand for.”
“And yet it happened, and I said so and I am very sorry for any hurt I caused. I was old enough to know better,” she concluded.
What movie did Emily Blunt talk about in a 2012 interview?
Writer-director Rian Johnson’s Looper was released in 2012. Set in the future, the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, a hit man whose future self (portrayed by Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to be killed.
In the clip for “The Jonathan Ross Show,” Blunt recalls learning how to perfect her Southern accent and chop wood for the role.
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