John Leguizamo is apologizing his “hurtful remarks” aboutCarlito’s Waycostar Penelope Ann Miller.
The actor, 53, tweeted his remorse on Tuesday, tagging Miller, 54, andLive with Kelly and Ryan, the morning show on which he called Miller “mean” and “evil” in April 2017.
“I made some hurtful remarks about Penelope Ann Miller in a book I wrote several years ago, and onKelly Ripa’s morning show last year. This was a lapse in judgment on my part because I worked with Penelope on the filmCarlito’s Wayand personally never had a problem with her, nor did I personally experience Penelope having any problems dealing with crew on set or otherwise. I’m sorry if I hurt Penelope,” Leguizamo wrote.
During theLiveappearance, Leguizamo said theCarlito’s Waycostume department in 1993 took in Miller’s clothes a centimeter each day to make her think she was gaining weight. “She was flipping out, but she was mean, she was evil, so they kept doing it,” Leguizamo recalled.
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On Tuesday, Miller responded to Leguizamo’s apology, writing, “Thank you @JohnLeguizamo I really appreciate you making this apology @LiveKellyRyan @KellyRipa It truly means a great deal to me.”
Miller also released the following statement to PEOPLE: “John Leguizamo’s statements about me in his book and on theKelly RipaShow were not true. His apology even says that he had no personal basis to make those statements.
In his 2006 memoir,Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends, Leguizamo wrote about Miller and their time onCarlito’s Way, saying, “You really have to know Penelope Ann Miller to dislike her.”
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That same year, he told theNew York Post, “The costume person started secretly taking [Miller’s] clothes in a centimeter a day! It’s such a funny, strategic f–k-you revenge. Don’t ever f–k with the crew. However the coffee comes, I drink it. It’s too black, too bad.”
source: people.com
