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How many people do it take to apologize Patti Lupone? More than 500, especially More than 500 Broadway stars. After receiving an open letter calling for his recent Diva behavior, more precisely, Lupone distinguishes randomly Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis negatively during her New York Profile – She called Lewis as “slut” and said that McDonald was “not a friend” – Lupone made the unthinkable: apologize for her actions. “As long as I work in the theater, I said my mind and I have never apologized. This changes today, ”she started in a statement published on May 31. “I’m deeply sorry for the words I used during The New Yorker Interview, in particular on Kecia Lewis, who was degrading and disrespectful. I regret my casual and emotional answers during this interview, which were inappropriate, and I am devastated that my behavior offended others and was contrary to what we are dear to this community. I hope I have the chance to speak personally to Audra and Kecia to offer my sincere apologies. »»
McDonald already had tackled Lupone’s original comments in an interview with CBS on Sunday morningAffirming that the two had not spoken for 11 years and that she did not know why Lupone would be angry with her. “This is something that you will have to ask Patti. I haven’t seen him for about 11 years, just because we were just busy with life and all that. So I don’t know what he is talking about, but we should ask him,” she explained.
Lupone also directly dealt with the open letter published yesterday, agreeing with the feeling that there should be “responsibility, justice and respect” in the theater community. “I fully agree with everything that was written in the open letter shared yesterday,” she concluded. “From theater clubs of the college at the professional stages, the theater has always been to get up and welcome those who feel that they belong nowhere else. I made a mistake, I assume the full responsibility and I agree to do the right thing. Our whole theater community deserves better. ”
