October 21st 2023.
Emily Blunt was left shocked after a resurfaced clip of her on The Jonathan Ross Show went viral. In the clip, she had described a waitress as ‘enormous’.
The actress, who is married to The Office star John Krasinski, was appalled that she had made such an ‘insensitive’ remark. In a statement to People magazine, she said: “I just need to address this head-on as my jaw was on the floor watching this clip from 12-years ago. I’m appalled that I would say something so insensitive, hurtful, and unrelated to whatever story I was trying to tell on a talk show. I’ve always considered myself someone who wouldn’t dream of upsetting anyone so whatever possessed me to say anything like this in that moment is unrecognisable to me or anything I stand for. And yet it happened, and I said it and I’m so sorry for any hurt caused. I was absolutely old enough to know better.”
The Edge of Tomorrow star said she was discussing her experience filming sci-fi movie Looper, in which she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Joseph Levitt-Gordon, when the mention of the eaterie prompted Jonathan to remark about the size of Americans. Emily added to the comment to which she is now apologising.
Emily said she was ‘so sorry’ for causing any hurt. She also announced that she would be taking a break from Hollywood to spend more time with her two daughters, Hazel and Violet, whom she shares with her husband of 13 years. Fans were left fearing she’d quit acting for good, so she clarified to Deadline: “Honestly that story got so overblown. I’m just taking a little downtime, not quitting Hollywood. I was just taking some months off to be with the kids.”
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