UPDATE: Actress Emily
Blunt Apologizes for Disparaging America Just Before Release of Film
by Kipp Jones17 Sep 2015New York, NY
British-born actress Emily Blunt
apologized Thursday for saying the first Republican presidential debate made
her regret becoming an American citizen.
Breitbart News highlighted
comments buried in a story that appeared in The Hollywood Reporter last
weekend, in which Blunt expressed regret over becoming a naturalized U.S.
citizen in August.
“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?’” said Blunt.
The actress stopped by NBC’s Today to promote the upcoming film Sicario
on Thursday morning, but also apologized with the help of NBC’s Savannah
Guthrie, who said Blunt’s comment was “a joke” that was taken the
“wrong way.”
The actress now insists that becoming a citizen was “kind of
a special day.”
“It was so not the intention to hurt anybody or cause any
offense, so I really apologize to those that I caused offense,” she said.
“It was just an offhand joke. I think I’ll probably leave the political jokes
to late night or something.”
On becoming an American citizen on Aug. 4, Blunt told NBC, ”It’s
really meaningful. You know, I mean, my two favorite people in the world are
American — my husband and my daughter.”
Blunt, who is married to actor John Krasinki, had made
numerous other negative remarks about taking her oath.
As a guest on Jimmy
Kimmel Live! last week, Blunt was asked about acquiring dual
citizenship, to which she replied, “It’s so strange and slightly disarming. I’m
not sure I’m entirely thrilled about it.”
Emily Blunt
Emily
Blunt is Felicity Blunt’s sister.
Note: Felicity Blunt
is Emily Blunt’s sister, and married to Stanley Tucci.
Stanley
Tucci is married to Felicity Blunt,
and was a trustee at the Sundance
Institute.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute, and the Robin
Hood Foundation.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Robert
Redford is the founder & president of the Sundance Institute, and a partner with the Sundance Channel.
Sundance Channel
is a partner with NBCUniversal.
NBCUniversal
is a subsidiary of NBC.
Today
is an NBC program.
Savannah Guthrie
is a co-host for Today.
Jeff
Zucker was an executive producer for Today,
the president & CEO for NBCUniversal,
and is a director at the Robin Hood
Foundation.
NBCUniversal
is a subsidiary of NBC.
Sundance Channel
is a partner with NBCUniversal.
Stanley
Tucci was a trustee at the Sundance
Institute, and is married to Felicity
Blunt.
Felicity Blunt
is married to Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt’s sister.
Emily
Blunt is Felicity Blunt’s sister.
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