Howie Mandel is now regretting an apology after berating TV star Kelly Ripa during a tense on-air conversation.
“I don’t believe in apologizing, but as I said in the post, I regret it, obviously I told a joke that didn’t reach people,” the 70-year-old comedian said during an interview. hot mic with billy bush On Tuesday.
He added, “Comedians always say, ‘If you can make one person laugh, you’re done,’ but obviously that’s not enough. That’s not enough.”
“So you liked my joke. I’m reading and there’s no stopping it and I don’t understand and I tried to stop it. I tried to apologize. I agree with people. I do,” Howie continued.
America’s Got Talent The judge said he “doesn’t know what’s going on” or “when it’s going to end,” referring to his reaction to the heated argument with Kelly.
He added, “And I hope this ends soon because my intention was not to cause any disruption. My intention was not to embarrass anyone.”
The drama began last week when Howie appeared as a guest stay with kelly and mark. At one point, the conversation took a serious turn when Kelly complimented Howie on his looks.
“It doesn’t mean anything to me,” Howie told Kelly and her husband Mark Consuelos.
The talk show host then clarified that he was “not saying you look great at 70.”
He said, “We’re saying you look great and I can’t believe you’re 70.”
Howie responded, “No, no – it’s like for a stupid person to say you’re smart. ‘Oh, you look smart, you look smart,’ you see, no, I don’t look good.”
Howie publicly apologized to Kelly after the heated exchange went viral on social media.
In a clip shared on Instagram, he said, “I don’t believe that anyone… who is a comedian needs to apologize for a joke. It’s a joke. It’s meant as a joke, and it’s not meant to offend… In all my years, 50 years in the business, I’ve never apologized publicly (for a joke). That’s hard for me.”
