Elisabeth Hasselbeck Issues Tearful Apology to Erin Andrews
Yesterday on The View, Elisabeth Hasselbeck made an ass of herself when she criticized Erin Andrews' revealing DWTS outfits and suggested Andrews' peeping tom could have waited to see her half naked on TV. Today, Hasselbeck tearfully apologized. Video inside.
Here's a transcript of Hasselbeck's remarks:
Speaking of Erin Andrews, who we just saw—you know, we talked about Dancing with the Stars yesterday, and I went home, wasn't feeling that great about it. And I'm sitting there with Grace, my five-year-old, and she said, 'Mommy, why do you look so sad?'
And I said, 'Well, Grace, today... mommy hurt someone's feelings, and...' Gosh! And it's harder when you're explaining it to your kid. It was a moment that I thought I should explain to her, so I... yesterday, when we were talking about Erin, even though I was focused on the detestable criminal who's behind bars, thankfully, who's really made her life a living hell and, um, is in jail, I ended up hurting her. And, so I told Grace, I said, 'Grace, Mommy feels really bad because I hurt somebody.' So I took out her little devotional that we read, and I read her, 'You know, Mommy always reads you reckless words pierce someone's heart like a sword.' And I told her and I promised her that I would use my words more mindfully, like I try to do, to build people up, not break them down.
And thankfully, she's five and so cute, and she said to me, 'Mommy, why don't you just call Erin and tell her you're sorry?' So, thankfully, I listened to her, she's a wise little girl, and I did. So, I'm really sorry and I wanted to offer that publicly, too, even though I did file that advice.
So, sorry to get emotional about it. I don't like to hurt somebody. So... sorry, Erin.