Fashion Police host Giuliana Rancic issued a lengthy on camera apology for disparaging comments she made about the dreadlocked hairstyle that Disney Channel star Zendaya sported on the Oscars red carpet.
The E fashion review show isn t exactly for the thin skinned but Rancic s comments that Zendaya s hair smelled like patchouli oil . . . or weed touched a nerve. The first to push back was Zendaya herself who in a detailed rebuttal called out Rancic for leaning on lazy racial stereotypes that associate locs exclusively with marijuana smokers.
Zendaya blasts Fashion Police host Giuliana Rancic s ignorant red carpet diss
Giuliana Rancic. (Larry Busacca/Getty for NARAS)On Tuesday Rancic issued a full throated apology for the comments which she said were weighing very heavy on my heart.
I want to apologize for a comment that I made on last night s Fashion Police about Zendaya s hair she said. Now as you know Fashion Police is a show that pokes fun at celebrities in good spirit but I do understand that something I said crossed the line.
Therefore I want to say to Zendaya and to anyone else out there that I have hurt that I am so so sincerely sorry.
She added This really has been a learning experience for me. This incident has taught me to be a lot more aware of cliches and stereotypes how much damage they can do and that I am responsible as we all are to not perpetuate them further.
In another lengthy message Zendaya responded to and accepted Rancic s latest apology.
I have so many people looking up to me that I couldn t be scared wait it out nor could I just stand up for me I had to do it for WE Zendaya wrote. Giuliana I appreciate your apology and I m glad it was a learning experience for you and for the network. I hope that others negatively affected by her words can also find it in their hearts to accept her apology as well.
She closed with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.
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Zendaya ( Zendaya) February 25 2015
This is actually Rancic s second apology the first came on Twitter hours after Zendaya first addressed the comments directly.
But that apology was not enough for many people including Rancic s co host Kelly Osbourne who posted a series of hysterical tweets about the incident.
At one point Osbourne threatened to leave the show if the situation wasn t resolved.
I DID NOT MAKE THE WEED COMENT. I DO NOT CONDONE RACISM SO AS A RSULT OF THIS IM SEREIOULSY QUESTIONONIG STAYING ON THE SHOW
Kelly Osbourne ( KellyOsbourne) February 24 2015
you guys do realize that Zendaya is my friend right
Kelly Osbourne ( KellyOsbourne) February 24 2015
I WILL NOT BE DRAGED INTO THIS The situation is being rectified like ADULTS by both parties. I hope you can leave it to them do the same
Kelly Osbourne ( KellyOsbourne) February 24 2015
Watch Rancic s full apology here
For some Sean Penn s green card moment served as confirmation of OscarsSoWhite
This post has been updated.
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