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Giuliana Rancic recounts getting death threats following the Fashion Police controversy a comment made about Zendaya’s hair. “I read her statement and I was shocked,” Rancic told People. “I made [the joke] as a reference to the hippie culture. It was a bohemian-chic reference, not about race, nor would it ever be. It was horrifying to have my name in a headline with words I have never been associated with in my life.”
She went on to explain that editing was to blame for the snafu. “On set, I made peace signs and I said boho twice. It was edited. And my words were taken out of context. If I thought this joke could be interpreted another way, I never would have done it. I felt horrible.” Rancic did not write the joke. She continues, “I started very quickly getting death threats. People were sending me pictures of the barrel of a gun saying, ‘I’m going to kill your family.’ It was awful.”
“It was a very unfortunate incident. I’m so regretful that people interpreted the joke [as they did]. I hurt people and I feel terrible about that. And I learned a really important lesson that if people are offended, it doesn’t matter the intent.”
The joke may have been wrong, but what’s up with the death threats? Crazy right?
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