In 2012, Blunt spoke insultingly about the overweight of a waitress who served her on a talk show. The actor released a statement on Friday regarding the uproar.
Emily Blunt pictured at the Oppenheimer film premiere in London on July 13. PDO
British actress Emily Blunt has apologized from his interview years ago, in which Blunt calls the waiter who served him “huge”.
It was presented in 2012 The Jonathan Ross Show –talk show interview.
This week, a video from years ago started circulating again on social media, and Blunt has been accused of making fun of overweight people.
Having premiered in July Oppenheimer-the main star of the film has said that he was horrified that he could have said “something so insensitive and offensive”.
“Huge size”
In an interview aired in 2012, Blunt recalled Looper-filming in the USA and told about his encounter with the waiter of a local restaurant.
Blunt said that during filming, she ate at the restaurant of the American Chili’s restaurant chain, where the host of the program went Jonathan Ross said:
– If you go to Chili’s restaurant, you will understand why so many of our American friends are huge.
Blunt responded to Ross’ statement.
– Well, the girl who served me was huge. I think he got to eat for free at the restaurant, Blunt said.
– There’s nothing wrong with that, Ross answered.
The actor then continued his account of the situation and said that the waiter eventually recognized Blunt as the famous actor.
“I am shocked”
On Friday, Blunt released a related statement in which she apologizes for her joke years ago.
“I have to address this issue because my jaw dropped to the floor watching this clip from 12 years ago,” the statement said.
– I am shocked that I said something so insensitive and offensive, which was not even related to the story I was trying to tell on the talk show, he added.
Blunt said she doesn’t recognize herself from the video she saw.
– I have always considered myself a person who does not want to annoy anyone. So what made me say something like this is unrecognizable to me and does not represent my values,” he said.
– And yet it happened, and I said it. I am so sorry for all the hurt caused. I was just old enough to know better,” Blunt added.