Actress Emily Blunt issued an apology for fat-shaming a female server in resurfaced video from an interview on the 'Jonathan Ross Show' in 2012.
British actress Emily Blunt is apologizing for fat-shaming a female server in a recently resurfaced interview from 2012. During an appearance on Britain's 'Jonathan Ross Show,' Blunt referred to her server at a Chili's location as 'enormous.' 'I just need to address this head on as my jaw was on the floor watching this clip from 12-years ago,' the actress said in a statement obtained by People magazine.
At the time of the interview, Blunt was promoting her film 'Looper,' which also starred Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Recalling the filming process in the small town of Thibodaux, Louisiana, Blunt shared during the talk show appearance that she found herself at a Chili's restaurant. When you go to Chili's, you can see why so many of our American friends enormous,' Ross quipped. 'Well the girl who was serving me was enormous. You know, I think she got freebie meals at Chilis,' Blunt joked back.
Blunt, who is married to actor John Krasinski, recently shared that she would be stepping away from the spotlight in an effort to spend more time with her daughters.
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