Wendy Williams apologizes for Joaquin Phoenix 'cleft lip' comments

Williams pulled her top lip up over her teeth to demonstrate the look of a cleft.both a cleft lip and a cleft palate "are birth defects that occur when a baby's lip or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. Together, these birth defects commonly are called 'orofacial clefts.'"

Canadian football player Adam Bighill was one of several people who criticized Williams on social media and repeatedly called for Williams to apologize."Today is Beau's big day. He is getting his lip repaired today in Winnipeg by the fantastic Dr. Ross," Bighill wrote. "Thanks to everyone who has reached out, and in advance, thanks for any of your well wishes for Beau. He is so loved!", writing "@Bighill44 We're thinking about Beau today as he is in surgery.

"I want to apologize to the cleft community and in Beau's honor, our show is donating to @operationsmile and @AmerCleftPalate and encourage our Wendy Watchers to learn more and help support the cleft community," she wrote. Bighill responded, tweeting, "Thank you @WendyWilliams for your apology, your donation, and for thinking of Beau today for his surgery. I forgive you, and I encourage others to as well. I wish you all the best."it was reported that his lip scar was "not a surgically fixed cleft, he says, but a nonsurgical scar he was born with."Wendy Williams makes comments about Joaquin Phoenix on The Wendy Williams Show on Jan. 7, 2020.

If she would have said 'Those people' she'd have been put out on her ass. bringbackdoncherry

Yeah, only after she was called out by 1000’s of people. She’s a chronic bully, plain and simple CancelWendyWilliams

So was she making fun of them? Or just trying to explain what it was? I don’t get the outrage.

Racist

What about her Face ..

If this was a white host that made fun of a black person's lip by making their lip bigger and trying to talk, that host would be fired and have to apologize.

Trump also ridicules people with disabilities

Gross

She should be fired.

This is disgusting shame on her

idiot

Why people are so stupid?

What WhT why she still work there Role models omg ,, suppose to rep the nation,, yea it news ,, but beauty is different,, even if you have disability small or big,, people are people,, 😔 with good hearts 💕

Giuliana Rancic had similar remark. She got out but Wendy is black so an apology would be enough.

Lol good, what a stupid B

too late Wendy ...the joker is on his way ;)

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