Popular British actress, Emily Blunt once joked she regrets "becoming American" and now she's been forced to eat back her words … or 'irrelevant' joke!
Conservatives claim her tongue-in-check comments 'alienated half the country' and now demand that she returns to her home country, UK.
If you are lost, let us fill you in: Emily recently joked to The Hollywood Reporter: "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?' I'm not sure I’m entirely thrilled about [becoming a American]. People ask me about the whole day. They were like, ‘Oh it must have been so emotional.’ I was like, ‘It wasn’t, it was sad. I like being British.'" she said.
Unfortunately, Emily’s comments didn’t sit well with many Americans, including many conservatives and a host or two at Fox & Friends. S,o on the September 17 episode of the 'Today Show', Emily apologized for her remarks.
"It was so not the intention to hurt anybody or cause any offense, so I really apologize to those that I caused offense,” Emily told host Savannah Guthrie during the interview.
Adding that, "It was just an offhand joke. I think I’ll probably leave the political jokes to late night or something. It’s really meaningful. You know, I mean, my two favorite people in the world are American – my husband (John Krasinski) and my daughter. It was kind of a special day. Yeah, it was great!"
Emily became an American citizen during an oath ceremony at the United States Court House in Los Angeles on August 4.
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