{"id":286571,"date":"2020-01-16T05:08:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T12:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1112358"},"modified":"2020-01-16T05:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T12:08:38","slug":"wendy-williams-apologizes-after-mocking-joaquin-phoenixs-cleft-palate-scar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/wendy-williams-apologizes-after-mocking-joaquin-phoenixs-cleft-palate-scar\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Williams Apologizes After Mocking Joaquin Phoenix’s “Cleft Palate” Scar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wendy Williams<\/a><\/strong> is under fire for mocking Joaquin Phoenix<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, The Wendy Williams Show<\/em> host made an insensitive comment about a scar the Joker<\/em> actor<\/a> has above his lip during the “Hot Topics” segment<\/a> of her show. “When he shaves off his mustache, he’s got a hairline fracture, he’s got one of those \u2014 what do you call it? Cleft lip, cleft palate,” she told the audience, pulling her lip up to further mock the condition.<\/p>\n

While Phoenix has never publicly addressed the origin of his scar, the Golden Globe winner<\/a> did describe it as “not a surgically fixed cleft” but a “nonsurgical scar he was born with” in a 2019 interview with Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the show, the controversial star<\/a> received backlash from upset viewers. Among them was Cher<\/a><\/strong>, who has been an ally for the cleft palate community. “THESE ARE THE PPL @WendyWilliams IS MAKING FUN OF,” she tweeted<\/a>, replying to a tweet that featured images of the “Believe” singer meeting with cleft palette sufferers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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She continued, “Joaquin Phoenix was a Child,& We Don’t Know What He Had To Go Through. HE IS ONE OF THE GREAT ACTORS OF OUR TIME,MAGNETIC,& MORE THAN HANDSOME!! SHE WILL BE JUDGED FOR THIS FOREVER.”<\/p>\n

Her comments also caught the attention of Canadian football player Adam Bighill<\/strong>, whose baby boy Beau<\/strong> just underwent cleft palate repair surgery, and said<\/a> her comment “clearly promotes bullying.”<\/p>\n

Williams then issued an apology. “We’re thinking about Beau today as he is in surgery,” she wrote on Twitter<\/a>. “I want to apologize to the cleft community and in Beau’s honor, our show is donating to @operationsmile and @AmerCleftPalate and encourage our Wendy Watchers to learn more and help support the cleft community.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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But, it’s safe to say that Cher wasn’t pleased with the daytime host’s apology. “THERE IS NO APOLOGY FOR WHAT SHE DID\u2026& LAUGHED ABOUT !!” she tweeted<\/a>. “I KNOW THESE CHILDREN,& ADULTS.THEY GO THROUGH HELL,THEIR PARENTS GO THROUGH HELL !! Fk Her Apology. SHE WANTS TO KEEP HER JOB !! I CANT CONTAIN MY ANGER !!”<\/p>\n

In another tweet, Cher posted<\/a> a side-by-side picture of Williams mocking those with cleft palates and Phoenix, writing, “DOES AN APOLOGY MAKE UP FOR THIS.”<\/p>\n

Bighill, however, was quick to forgive Williams. “Thank you @WendyWilliams for your apology, your donation, and for thinking of Beau today for his surgery,” he responded<\/a>. “I forgive you, and I encourage others to as well. I wish you all the best.” <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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