Accused Of Fatphobia For Video 11 Years Ago, Emily Blunt Expresses Apology

Emily Blunt (left) appears in a 2012 The Jonathan Ross Show program. (ANTARA/YouTube/ReplayTvHD)

JAKARTA - British acting star Emily Blunt apologized for ever commenting on a worker's physique through a choice of the word “ very large ” in a talk show that aired 11 years ago. In a video clip clip of an episode of The Jonathan Ross Show's talk, which was first broadcast on ITV in September 2012, the actress, who recently starred in the film Oppenheimer, made a statement that there was a very large “” servant at a Chilean restaurant in Louisiana, as quoted from Guardian, Sunday, October 22. No doubt clips that have appeared frequently on TikTok and X over the past week have quickly raised commentators in cyberspace who accuse Blunt of being fatphobic. Blunt then discussed the controversy in a statement to People magazine by expressing his extraordinary surprise when he returned to watch the clip which made him feel welcome. "I was surprised that I said something very insensitive, painful, and had nothing to do with any story I wanted to tell in a speech," he said. Blunt added that he was always trying to be someone who didn't want to make anyone angry. "Jadi, apa pun yang membuat saya mengatakan hal negatif semacam itu pada waktu itu, saya benar-benar tidak paham kenapa bisa seperti itu. Tetapi hal itu telah terjadi dan saya sangat menyesal atas segala dampak negatif yang diakibatkan,” papar Blunt. The physical comment from Blunt came when one of the restaurant waitresses recognized the actress while filming the 2012 film “ Looper ”. Observing what Blunt said, host Jonathan Ross's speech host said that the scene was actually common in Chilean restaurants. "If you come to the restaurant, you can see a lot of our big American friends," said Ross. Blunt then responded, “ The woman who served me at the time was very large. I think she gets free food from the restaurant.” "“There's nothing wrong with that, right?" Ross commented. At that time, the waiter also had time to ask Blunt whether the figure he spoke to was really the actress he meant. The waiter then believed that the person in front of her was Emily Blunt after the actress explained that she was involved in filming a film in the area.