Emily Blunt publicly apologized 11 years ago for body shaming and making fun of a waitress (Portal/Sarah Meyssonnier)
British actress Emily Blunt was heavily criticized after a video from more than a decade ago resurfaced and exposed her on social media. This is an old interview in which makes fun of a fanatical waitress who served her at Chilli’s restaurant while chatting with the British presenter Jonathan Ross. Now the actress is shocked and embarrassed by this and has decided to publicly apologize for insulting her.
Social networks have changed the way we communicate. That is why no public figure is safe from the history and archives of the Internet, which can be exposed at any time, exposing them to the eye of the storm. This time it was Emily Blunt’s turn on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2012. “When you go to Chilli’s, you realize why a lot of our American friends are huge,” said Jonathan Ross. To which Blunt replied “The girl who served me was huge. Knowledge? I think they gave him free food.”
She then continued her teasing, trying to imitate the way the waitress who served her that day spoke. “Are you Emily Blunt?” “What are they doing here?” imitated the then 30-year-old actress. Against this background, he defended himself this Friday to US Weekly. “Ever since my jaw was on the floor when I saw that video from 12 years ago,” he confessed. “I’m appalled that I said something so insensitive, hurtful, that had nothing to do with the story I wanted to tell on a talk show.”
Blunt’s statements in 2012 sparked anger and strong reactions from users in 2023 (Portal/Maja Smiejkowska)
John Krasinski’s wife was aware that she had made a mistake at the time and publicly apologized. “I’ve always considered myself a person who doesn’t think about upsetting anyone. So what made me say such a thing in that moment is beyond my comprehension to me and everything I represent. However, it happened, I said so and I am very sorry for the harm caused. I was old enough to know“.
Blunt’s statements in 2012 sparked anger on social media and several strong reactions when the video appeared online. Let’s remember, in 2023, the call “Body shaming” or mocking the body A person’s problem is a social problem that has become more and more visible, so much so that there are social campaigns to combat it. Meanwhile, users remain unforgiving and accuse Blunt of “fatphobia.”
However, there are divided and strong opinions among fans online. One comment said: “Ridiculating your body is bad enough. But he also adopted a cartoonish South American accent for fun, and the way that accent is used to position himself as intellectually superior doesn’t sit well with me.” Another user, however, praised the gesture of “Mary Poppins Returns “-Actress. “She made no excuses, congratulations to Emily Blunt. “He could have easily waited for it, but instead he apologized sincerely.”
The Golden Globe-winning actress is part of the blockbuster film Oppenheimerpublished this year. The next project in which she will take part will be the biopic about Kate Warne, in which she will be the protagonist and will also be involved in the production along with filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra.