Kathy Hilton Breaks Silence After Mistaking Lizzo For Gabourey Sidibe -- Are You Buying THIS Excuse?!
12.08.2022 - 20:31
/ perezhilton.com
Kathy Hilton is finally addressing her Lizzo mistake!
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was met with tons of backlash after appearing on Wednesday night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live. During the show, she was asked to play a game to see if she could identify a series of celebrities based on their picture. But when it came to naming the About Damn Time pop star, she ended up mistaking the singer for actress Gabourey Sidibe, blurting:
The comment, seemingly referring to Gabourey’s 2009 role as Precious in the movie of the same name, stirred up controversy online as many fans called out Kathy for putting her alleged racism and fatphobia on full display! And now she’s trying to walk that all back!
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On Thursday, the controversial reality star commented on the Queens of Bravo Instagram account, explaining her blunder, she wrote:
She added a second comment saying something similar on another one of the account’s posts — this time with an extra touch of emotion, writing:
Justin was another one of the celebrities she failed to name in the game. She also didn’t recognize Melissa when she was a surprise guest on a latest episode of RHOBH, during which Kathy had to ask:
So perhaps she really is THAT bad at naming icons! But are you buying her poor vision as an excuse for calling Lizzo Precious?! Just because they’re both Black and beautiful?
A few fans are giving Kathy the benefit of the doubt, writing on social media:
Unfortunately for the 63-year-old, most people aren’t so willing to forgive and forget! Haters argued:
When you put it like that, her excuse doesn’t hold up as strong!
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