Yesterday fellow Idol Chatter blogger Esther posted about Sherri Shepherd’s comments in a magazine interview about her painful past–including having abortions. But, of course, what’s making the rounds on the web today is not the part of the interview where Shepherd expands on those comments, it’s video of Shepherd publicly apologizing to Barbara Walters on “The View” for a comment she made about “laying hands” and “saving” her. I have interviewed Shepherd several times and though some may not like her theology, I have always found her to be transparent and vulnerable about her faith. So it irks me that she had to apologize for it. She didn’t make a bigoted comment against someone else’s religion, she just expressed her faith experience in a lighthearted manner. Yet she had to ( well, she says she didn’t have to, but I doubt that) apologize anyway. So much for different points of view.You can watch part of the segment on ‘The View” here:
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posted July 24, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I agree with you Kris. people are taking this totally out of control. People that aren’t fathers with Sherri Shepard must first know that she is a comedian. Being of the black community I know that “laying hands” can a lot of times be used in a semi-joking manner. So give me a break with all the hostility. We all know theres a great many of people that need plain old “savin” because they just act mean to the core. Maybe Barbara Walters is one of those people. Most people don’t know her personally. And about the abortions, at no time did I hear that was something she was proud of. Also keep in mind this was a magazine article. You could not hear her tone or see her expression as things were said. Give her a break already.
posted July 25, 2008 at 10:15 am
Do you really think Barbara Walters required an apology? I doubt it! Producers worried about offending audiences and advertisers is more like it. Ms. Shepherd has a less than perfect past…Shock! Amazement! Ummmm who on that show doesn’t? That’s what makes the program interesting.
posted July 31, 2008 at 1:19 am
I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY SHE APOLOIZED AT ALL. SHE MEANT WHAT SHE SAID SO WHY APOLOIZE FOR SOMETHING YOU BELIEVE? WHAT A PHONY.
posted August 4, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Barbara Walters is a BI***
posted August 5, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I think Sheri is a honest and humble person. She owns no apologizes to Barbara. Barbara is the biggest liar ever, I had respect for her until she disrespected and lied about Star and Donald Trump. I cannot bring myself to watch TheView at all anymore. Wait and see how dirty she and Bill Getty will be with Sheri.
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