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[Blind Gossip] Network executives are freaking out over an offhand comment made by one of its TV correspondents one the air about a junior member of a famous family.

You would not believe how this completely blew up internally! The isn’t just about [the correspondent]. This is about the entire network! They have been kissing up to the family for YEARS and were on the verge of scoring a big interview with [another family member] when this happened and now everything may be ruined. They were going to suspend [the correspondent] but now it looks like there will be a public apology and a team of people trying to repair things behind the scenes.

My goodness! So much drama so early in the morning!

Similar: Why She Stayed Home

TV Network:

Family:

[Optional] What do you think will happen?

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TV Network: ABC (owned by Disney)

Family: The British Royal Family

When Lara Spencer made an offhand comment about Prince George taking ballet lessons on Good Morning America, it sent people into a meltdown!

She was attacked on Twitter for bullying boys and male dancers. She apologized on social media.

From Fox News:

Lara Spencer ‘horrified’ by her own comments about Prince George taking ballet, says dancer Travis Wall

“Good Morning America” host Lara Spencer is hoping to make further amends with the dancing community after making insensitive comments about 6-year-old Prince George taking a ballet class.

The “GMA” host issued an apology after a segment on Thursday saw her and her co-hosts breaking down the school curriculum of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s child. When it came to light that George is loving his ballet class, Spencer made a comment that prompted an immediate backlash.

“Prince William said Prince George absolutely loves ballet … I have news for you Prince William, we’ll see how long that lasts,” Spencer said with a laugh.

The host issued an apology on Instagram, but didn’t stop there. According to “So You Think You Can Dance” star Travis Wall, she reached out to him after he posted a sharp criticism of her comments online in an effort to find out how best to make up for her mistake.

“So Lara Spencer just called me on my cell phone, she got my number from Debbie Allen, and she is completely horrified and just truly just issued this massive apology,” Wall said in a video posted to his Instagram Story (via EOnline). “I could just hear the horror in her voice.”

However, that apology wasn’t enough.

A large group of dancers showed up outside the GMA studio to protest her remarks.

So the apology had to get much bigger and more public.

She had to do it on air.

From CNN:

Lara Spencer, ‘Good Morning America’ co-anchor, apologizes for mocking Prince George’s interest in ballet

Male dancers protested outside the studio while Lara Spencer formally apologized Monday on “Good Morning America” for her recent comment mocking Prince George’s interest in ballet.

“I screwed up,” Spencer said on air. “The comment I made about dance was stupid and insensitive and I am deeply sorry.”

Controversy arose last week after “GMA” aired a segment that mentioned that the future king of England’s favorite activities include ballet lessons.

“We’ll see how long that lasts,” the GMA co-anchor deadpanned about the 6-year-old’s interest before chuckling.

On Monday, cast members from the “Cher” Broadway musical led a protest outside the “GMA” studio in which men danced.

Spencer said on her show Monday that she had reached out to and spoken with members of the dance community.

Yes, we are living in a hyper-sensitive era where you don’t want to insult anyone.

But there is more to it than that.

You see, ABC/Disney was already bitter over the fact that Gayle King and CBS News had gotten the inside track during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Disney believed they should have gotten the exclusive. After all, what would have been more appropriate than a real-life royal fairy tale presented by Disney, the home of storybook princes and princesses?

But Gayle (aka Oprah’s bestie) and CBS wooed Meghan and won.

ABC/Disney has been trying ever since to lure The British Royals (especially William/Kate and Harry/Meghan) into some sort of special with Disney and ABC. They were making good progress, too.

Then Lara Spencer mocked Prince George.

When Lara Spencer made her comment, they feared that the backlash would ruin any progress they had made.

That’s why the mea culpas needed to be very sincere and very public.

Congratulations to Burtwheeler for being first with the correct response!

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Comments

  1. donna47129 says

    Patrick Swayze danced ballet and he was a manly man.

    With that said, this shouldn’t be a big deal, ANY child that age can get bored with anything, I didn’t take it to mean the way snowflakes are taking it.

  2. deepsigh says

    Lara Spencer/Prince George. People need to relax. I watched the tape and to me it seemed as if she was just making a comment on how easily kids can bored with things. Every parent knows this…. kids are guns ho for something,you buy the gear,they abandon it 3 months later. Guitars,,ice skates, La Crosse sticks… hall closets across the country are littered with this stuff.
    She shouldn’t have said it,but the culture of being perpetually OUTRAGED is just exhausting.

  3. CaintGetEnuff says

    If Patrick Swayze could take ballet, any man can. Didn’t some football teams, back in the day, send their players to ballet classes so they would perform better on the field? While I find Lara’s remark a show of ignorance on her part, I also think these type of things are being blown way too out of proportion. So, she thought it was funny, big deal. She didn’t say any or everyone should agree. If this keeps up, we won’t have comedy at all anymore. How sad.

  4. SandFeet says

    Lara Spencer
    Prince George of Cambridge
    Lara made a snide comment about the prince taking ballet lessons at school as part of the school curriculum.

  5. ChattyCat says

    IKR! Why isn’t there any media intetest in Andy’s dubious friendship? I wonder if Fergie was aware and that’s why she didn’t care who her toes were getting sucked by.

  7. CuriousGeorgette says

    Network: ABC, Lara Spencer
    Family: Royal family

    This was about Prince George taking ballet lessons, I believe.
    Not sure, probably just an apology, though.

    • ChattyCat says

      I don’t understand what all the fuss is about. The tv host made a light-hearted remark about kids changing what grabs their interest every 5 minutes. She wasn’t mocking the fact George is taking dance lessons. I suspect her bosses will be reasonable & move on now she has apologised through social media. #letITgo

  8. luddite2 says

    GMA’s Lara Spencer laughing at Prince William’s ballet lessons. Given the royal family is faced with the Prince Andrew scandal, this is a nothing issue. They will be going silent anyway.

  9. kellyp says

    Lara from today? Her comment about Prince George and the interview target is Duchess Meagan

  13. lovetheblazer says

    TV Network: ABC, Lara Spencer

    Family: The Royals, specifically Prince George

    Lara Spencer made a snide comment making fun of Prince George for taking ballet.

  15. WhatNowDems says

    The Royal Family
    Lara Logan commenting about Prince George taking ballet lessons.
    They won’t get an interview in the near future (with Harry & Markle).
    What SHOULD happen is to get rid of Logan. She’s way past her shelf life.

  18. WolfeGirl81 says

    Lara Spencer from Good Morning America about Prince George. Were they looking to interview Megan Markle?

  20. rosarybjork says

    Lara Spencer GMA He is a little boy. Dance is important. Dance helps children learn about their bodies and how to move them. Why would anyone encourage him to quit dancing? Peer pressure for the future king? There is a high demand for male cheerleaders. Many american young men could go to college for free if they were strong enough to do flips and catch girls landing on them. He is not old enough for gymnastics, but ballet is the first step. Lara is dunzo, no interview for them.

  21. GooglyMoogly says

    ABC

    Kate, William and the cutie pie royal children

    an apology has been issued. I dont think they’ll fire Lara Spencer. She said something stupid, but not malicious or criminal. Everyone on tv is saying something stupid nowadays. They’ll probably do a story on all the great male dancers in history. It would be interesting to see. I loved Baryshnikov back in the day…

  22. BobNYC says

    Lara Spencer, GMA mocked Prince George for taking ballet lessons. Just goes to prove“toxic masculinity” can be spread viciously by insensitive women, too. She needs an “on vacation” break for some serious re-education. She also needs an upclose and personal encounter with a straight ballet dancer who is fed up with stereotypes.

  23. luvprue1 says

    Tv networks : AND
    Family: The royal family!

    Good Morning America host Lara Spencer had made a comment about Prince George taking ballet classes. I don’t know what she said, but if it’s offensive than it shouldn’t have been said.

  24. nudibee says

    Laura Spencer on Good Morning America which is ABC (I think)
    Making fun of Prince George for ballet dancing. The royal family is in no mood for shennanigans what with the laser focus on Air Miles Andy and his ties to Epstein.

    She’s been forced to apologise, I believe.

  26. beachgirl68 says

    TV network: good morning America

    Family: the royal family (william and Kate)

    What do I think will happen? They won’t give the interview to make a statement

  27. Babakazoo says

    Lara Spencer on GMA laughing and mocking Prince George for taking Ballet lessons.

    TV Network : ABC

    Family : The British Royal Family

    What will happen? : she was forced to make a public apology for her insensitive comment. They Royal family will probably ignore the issue, and avoid the network for a while.

  28. Princesspc says

    That lady trashing the baby Prince. She should be fired and also George S. Who laugh. The baby is doing what the school is required for him to learn. I think it is sad she was mean to an innocent child.

  29. Max Power says

    Good grief, I’m sure Prince George will get over being laughed at but someone who means less than nothing to him.

  30. yesyesyall says

    GMA’S Lara Spencer’s stupid and callous remarks and reaction about 6 year old Prince George taking ballet lessons.
    Hope ger mockery of a grade 1 boy makes her feel better.
    What will happen? The usual apology and network distancing but this too shall pass through the fickle public’s mind and be forgotten…but forget any GMA or network interview with a royal.

  33. theotherwoman says

    GMA. ABC I think? The insensitive remarks made about Prince George. So sad in this day and age to think people will try to tear down a child.

  34. Searlait says

    TV Network:
    ABC Good Morning America

    Family:
    The Royal Family, The Cambridges

    [Optional] What do you think will happen?
    They’ll wait and see if the apology will be enough and whether or not it will blow over.

  35. parkland45 says

    Would this be the remark about the late Saorse Kennedy being molested by a relative when she was a bit younger? She was the one who said it (a while back) but all of a sudden this news got shut down.

  38. spookie says

    ABC’s Lara Spencer

    the Windsors, specifically Prince George taking ballet lessons

    Optional: a grovelling on-screen apology if she wants to keep her job, i guess. Maybe some kind soul will send her some tickets to the ballet so she can see how hardcore fit the male dancers are. It’s not a sissy hobby.

  39. VegasMike says

    I took ballet when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade (1972-ish). Was taunted mercilessly and eventually gave it up. Man, I wish I had kept with it!!

    Don’t mess with the future king, Lara Spencer! As long as George isn’t hurting anyone else, let him express himself however his heart desires.

  40. Dak1928 says

    Lara Spencer criticizing Prince George for liking ballet. She’s apologized already. Such a stupid comment she made.

  41. LilibetP says

    It wasn’t just that Lara insulted George; she insulted every man and boy who has ever danced.

  42. Athena268 says

    Lara Spencer about Prince George. Frankly I agree with her. I don’t think he enjoys it he’s just saying so to his parents approval which a lot of children do. And who were they supposed to get? Pippa Middleton?

  43. obsidianeyes says

    TV Network: ABC
    Family: The Royals/ Prince George
    Optional: Hopefully she gets suspended. It’s one thing to crack comments on air about adults but kids are and should be off limits.

  44. ILUVCA4evr says

    Lara Spencer

    Royal Family…specifically she trashed Prince George.

    [Optional] What do you think will happen? Hopefully a quick apology then lets move on people!! I’m so sick and tired of stuff being blown up wayyy out of proportion!!!!!

  45. nowyoutellme says

    That’s Lara Spencer mocking Prince George. I think nothing should happen. What she said was no big deal.

  46. abracadabra says

    Lara Spencer, Today Show, laughing at Prince George’s love of ballet.
    The Royals will go with ABC or CBS

  47. Honey16 says

    ABC

    Royal

    I don’t see any harm in her joke and hopefully the Royals will see that. They may suspend Lara but that wouuld be ridiculous.

  48. montebell says

    I think she lost some professionalism there, but didn’t intend to be so hurtful. As a parent, I understood her comment about seeing how long the ballet phase would last. Kids his age run from one thing to another, but she came across as mocking the kid for taking ballet. Not sure what will happen.

  49. gailpow says

    TV NETWORK- ABC
    FAMILY is ROYAL. PRINCE WILLIAM’s SON, GEORGE, TEASED FOR LIKING BALLET
    BY LARA SPENCER. SHE APOLOGIZED.

  52. CanaryCry says

    NBC or ABC?

    The Trumps (such as Tiffany?)?
    The Kennedys/Schwarzeneggers?
    The Clintons?
    The Obamas?
    The Bushes?
    The everlovin’ Royal Family?

  53. truebritt8 says

    Lara Spencer and the Royals
    Making fun of Prince George for taking ballet
    Nothing much will happen, public apology, blah blah blah — but she should be fired for bullying a CHILD in such a sexist, regressive manner. It was appalling and condones bullying all male children who take ballet!!!

  54. IcePrincess says

    Lara Spencer and the Royal Family.
    She apologized but the damage is done—they don’t have to put up with passive aggressive nonsense from second rate anchors. She needs to stick to flea market flips if she can’t control being judgmental.

  56. Monysmom says

    ABC and Lara Spencer on Good Morning America laughing about Prince George taking ballet
    The Royal Family, natch!
    I am guessing they were going to get a big interview with Meghan Markle – I am not sure she would be deterred by this, since there’s been a public apology

  58. badgerette85 says

    Lara Spencer’s comment about Prince George taking ballet classes.
    ABC
    Op- Apology has been published and interview will go on. This is so silly – too many other pertinent crisis going on in the world. Move on.

  60. torrey says

    Lara Spencer for her joke about Prince George’s ballet lessons

    Network: ABC

    Probably were setting up interview with Meghan.

    I think it’ll blow over.

  62. Bookworm says

    Would this be E Network and the comment about Rob K (Robert Junior)?

    The kissing up needs to stop!

  64. pajuxy says

    ABC

    Royal Family, Prince George

    Public apology. I have a big mouth and even I would know better than to make those comments.

  65. JBDinCA says

    Laura Spencer with Good Morning America

    Kate and William’s son Prince George taking ballet lessons

  66. Sleepyandconfused says

    Some UK network
    Royals/ comment about Markle

    It’s ridiculous that you can’t criticize people who may done wrong.
    I guess they’ll come up with some fake apology and everybody will move on.

  67. Riley831 says

    Good Morning America – Lara Spencer’s comment on Prince George.

    I’m tired of the social media mobs demands – fire this one or boycott this. Stop being so over sensitive and blowing up everything. The social media mobs are worse bullies than Lara’s comment on a show that Prince George and his friends don’t watch. I hope nothing happens to Lara and these companies need to stop cowering to the mobs. They preach being tolerant but they are the most intolerant group ever.

  70. sunshine702 says

    Good Morning America (ABC) Laura Spensor made fun of Prince George (A Winsor) learning ballet.

    Nothing – the Royals have to distract from Prince Pedo Andy.

    • ChattyCat says

      I was just about to say the same thing: the RF are probably behind this- to detract from Andy’s dubious past activities & association with a paedophile.

  71. ivy3499 says

    Lara Spencer and her ridiculously ignorant comment about Prince George and his school’s curriculum including ballet. To make fun of any 6 year old for liking anything is bullying. To make fun of the arts is damaging. What year is she living in? Also I guess journalists have forgotten the basic rules of, you know, journalism that require the reporter to be unbiased while reporting the news.

    • Vampira says

      She wasn’t making fun of him or the arts, she just made a comment on how long it will last, because little kids tend to get bored and move on to something else. Y’all need to get over it and move on.

  72. gunther85 says

    Much ado over absolutely nothing. She said, “we’ll see how long that lasts”. There was nothing shaming about it. Whoever blew this up is a moron.

    • Tequila Mama says

      It’s so amazing how so many people who didn’t watch it are saying that it was bullying. I watch it and totally agree with you. I get it cause I did it as a kid. I would love something and then be ready to do something else, it went on about 5 times. To the point my mother would not let me try anything else (drums were next).

  75. calumsmom says

    Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer laughing at Prince George for taking ballet. I think she just issued an apology for her “insensitive” comment.

  76. beachchick218 says

    Lara Spencer and little Prince George. Omg….can’t people crack a joke anymore without the world coming unglued?

    What’s better yet – the powers that be are all misogynistic power trippers who say way worse behind closed doors.

    I don’t watch ABC so no skin off my butt.

    It’s just moronic that people all have to be mental robots now. No opinions, no jokes, no freedom to speak their mind. Honestly, what she said was totally fine. Geez!!

    • rhiannon14 says

      Making a snide remark about a 6-year old boy taking ballet lessons, is the connotation that it’s a feminine activity…that maybe he’s gay. That boys taking ballet is a joke. Kinda like a male journalist scoffing at little girls playing sports. Which, in this day and age, is a huge no-no. For the network, the fact that he’s the future King of England just makes it worse. if that kid was from any other family, there would be no talk of firing.

  83. bluthbananas says

    TV Network: ABC
    Family: The Royals

    Comment on GMA about Prince George taking ballet

  84. Poppycorn144 says

    Good Morning America – I don’t know the network.
    Prince George’s ballet lessons.
    Op:- nothing it was an off the cuff remark accompanied by giggling hardly malicious.

  85. Vampira says

    Lara Spencer on GMA
    The Royals & George
    They need to get over it. All the self-righteous Brits are up in arms, but she didn’t mock him, she just made a comment. Little kids lose interest in lots of things.

    • yo1774 says

      It’s not about the self righteour british is about not thinking that making a joke about a boy doing ballet will be funny.

      Boys doing ballet suffer enough bullying on schools for a blond * thinking it’s amazinginly funny to take a laugh at it.

      And no, this was not kids losing interest, nobody will find funny that

  86. LizardQueen says

    ABC… Good Morning America about Prince George and ballet.

    Well, she’s annoying to begin with. And who cares that a male child is going to do ballet?! I may be in the minority here but can we talk how sexy some ballet dancers are: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sergei Polunin, Frabrice Calmels, and etc. And beyond that, the stunning combination of Power, Strength and Grace that ballet dancers have!
    Can we stop with lame & forced apologies?! Have her “interview” some dancers for a teaching…

  88. rhiannon14 says

    Network: ABC

    Lara Spencer’s snarky comment on Good Morning America about Prince George taking ballet lessons.

  90. melbrac says

    I just saw headline right before I came to this site.
    Lara Spencer Apologizes for ‘Insensitive Comment’ About Prince George’s Ballet Lessons on GMA

  91. amagod121 says

    The comment was about Prince George taking ballet lessons.

    The correspondent is: Lara Spencer. She’s made an apology so now isn’t it time for the RF to move on from it?

    Optional: Don’t care. Getting very tired of RF, thanks to Harry and Megan. Oh and Randy Andy who NEVER saw ANYTHING from his puritanical friend, Jeff.

  95. yo1774 says

    This is easy, it’s about Lara Spencer and her outdated comments about Prince George love for ballet

  98. KCeagle says

    CBS this morning

    Trump .. probably a remark about Barron and his… unusual behavior and seeming flat affect.

    *depends who the correspondent is and how important they are to the show’s success and ratings if any repercussions will be forthcoming. Other pundits were in hot water for speculating that Barron has autism… don’t kill the messenger

    • Whisper says

      Nobody has been sucking up to the Trumps. Nobody. And I haven’t heard anyone speculating about Barron (possibly some yappy sorts off in a corner somewhere but nothing I’m aware of). Most media can’t stand the guy. So it must be Spencer, I didn’t catch her comment and I wasn’t aware any US media gushed over the Royals.. However the Clintons seem like a possibility.

  100. carriebradshaw says

    It’s about the woman who thaught prince George attending ballet classes is something sooo funny. But don’t worry, meghan will give You this intervoew anyway. She didn’t care about her old family and she doesn’t care about the new one.

    • OhYeah says

      That’s exactly what I was thinking. Meghan cares about Meghan; there’s no way she would turn down a GMA interview because of a slight against the royal family.

  101. surfsunsand05 says

    TV Network: ABC (show is “Good Morning America” with Lara Spencer as the correspondent who shot off at the mouth)

    Family: Someone in the Royal Family…maybe one of the Cambridge’s?

  102. The Big D says

    Lara Spencer/ABC and her comment about Prince George taking ballet. It seems to be much ado about nothing.

  103. kikistar says

    ABC, Lara Spencer’s laughing about Prince George ballet dancing.
    That’s bullying. Major outcry (rightfully) from some of the best dancers in the world, including a few who are on that network’s DWTS.
    So ABC won’t get an interview with Meghan Markle- good! That kind of behavior is unacceptable & there should be repercussions.

    • patata says

      How many of those ‘offended’ people have actually seen the footage? The outrage is way out of proportion.
      She was enumerating his superfull curriculum and predicted that, despite him proclaiming that he loves it, he might get bored with his ballet lessons. Not because he is a boy, but because he is a kid.
      In my opinion, she is an annoying anchor but her comment was neither making fun of nor discrediting boys doing ballet. It is being twisted by wannabe sjw into something it isn’t.

    • amagod121 says

      Yes, when the media is done, no one will ever be able to say anything, joke about anything or show an interest/disinterest in anything because they will be media shamed into silence and then publicly fired and/or censored. Yay for censorship! No more right of free speech, yay! No more opposing opinions, cheer! We can stand proudly alongside Russia and China for oppressing everyone’s speech. PS: Many of us couldn’t care less about the “Princess” pushing “wokening.”

    • Tequila Mama says

      @patata I saw it and took it the same way you did. I thought she was laughing at all the college like courses. As for the ballet I took it that kids might like certain things now but they then change their minds. I wanted to do gymnastics, then jazz, then swimming and then ice skating.

    • KatarinaJ says

      Exactly. It was silly. She was just making an offhanded off the cuff comment about kids attention spans. A lot of such comments seem ‘insensitive’ in hindsight where if you watched them and realized how random and silly they were in context (vs sitting down and having PR APPROVE it and think about it etc, larger ramifications etc) you wouldn’t think they meant anything at all. We’ve said maybe dumb things in the moment but the difference is Lara can lose her job for it as we ALL see it…

  104. bertwheeler says

    ABC’s Lara Spencer
    Royal family
    Probably an apology, followed by “a long-planned” vacation.