Howard Stern refuses to apologise for calling Gabourey Sidibe “enormous black chick”
March 12th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANILondon, Mar 12 (ANI): Howard Stern is in no mood to apologise for his ugly comments about Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe, and has said that the ‘Precious’ star “needs help.”
The radio host came under fire after he blasted Sidibe on his Sirius radio show on Monday (08Mar10), calling her “the most enormous, fat black chick I’ve ever seen.”
He also claimed she will find it difficult to land any more roles in Hollywood because of her size.
The television and radio star’s comments stirred up a swathe of controversy in the US, but he is standing by his opinion.
Stern has insisted that Sidibe should not be held up as a role model for overweight people, because obesity is a life-threatening condition.
“The point I was trying to make is that obesity in this country is out of control. What’s really sad is that you see people saying it’s OK to be like this, you have to love your own body. it’s OK to look like that,” the Daily Star quoted him as saying.
“I feel this girl is going to kill herself - you can’t eat like this. I did enjoy her performance (in Precious) I have nothing against her, I’m just trying to say she’s enormous.
“The girl has got tremendous problems and she needs help. And we got slammed (for saying it),” he added. (ANI)
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