Actress Emily Blunt apologized on Thursday for a joke bashing the first Republican presidential debate after she received some flack for the diss.
“It was so not the intention to hurt anybody or cause any offense, so I really apologize to those that I caused offense,” Blunt said on NBC’s “Today.” “It was just an offhand joke. I think I’ll probably leave the political jokes to late night or something.”
Blunt recently told The Hollywood Reporter that she watched the Republican debate shortly after becoming a citizen of the United States.
“I became an American citizen recently, and that night, we watched the Republican debate and I thought, ‘This was a terrible mistake. What have I done?'” she said.
She also told Jimmy Kimmel that she was sad to renounce the British royals, noting that she likes “being British.”
After her comments, the hosts of “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday criticized Blunt.
“You know what? Why don’t you leave Hollywood, Calif., and let some American women take on the roles that you’re getting because Americans are watching your movies and lining your pockets,” co-host Anna Kooiman said.
Co-host Steve Doocy then chimed in, referencing the Dixie Chicks’ criticism of President George W. Bush and the Iraq War.
“You know what Emily Blunt just did? She just Dixie Chicked herself. She has alienated half the country, and now we’ll think twice about going to one of her movies,” Doocy said on Tuesday.
