When drag queen Ericktoure Aviance showed up for a taping of Wendy's TV show this month to "feel it, feel it, feel it", she was gawked at and warned, by producers, to stay far away from the cameras or she will be kicked out.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) got wind of the incident and was ON IT!, now a producer from the show is officially apologizing.
In the statement to GLAAD, Lonnie Burstein, Executive Vice President, Programming & Production said:
“Much of the success of The Wendy Williams Show is due to our incredibly diverse and colorful audience and we all agree that fashion is a true form of self expression. But in an attempt to explain and enforce our show’s dress code, I was not as sensitive as I could have been to Ericka, the LGBT community or drag’s long history of being a target of discrimination. And for that, I sincerely apologize as it was never my intention to offend in any way.”
The show had no choice but to apologize -- especially with GLAAD on the case.
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1 comments:
I'm glad they apologized. I don't think Wendy had any idea that this was going on. Love her show!
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