Kathy Hilton defends herself from fan backlash for mistaking Lizzo for Precious' Gabourey Sidibe: 'My vision is terrible'
Kathy Hilton claimed her faltering vision was to blame after fans lambasted her and accused her of being a racist on social media for confusing Lizzo with Precious star Gabourey Sidibe.
The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star, 63, was ridiculed after she flunked a game testing her pop culture knowledge on Wednesda's Watch What Happens Live when she misidentified a photo of the musician Lizzo, 34, with the Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe, 39, best known for starring as the title character in the film Precious.
But in an Instagram comment posted on Thursday, Kathy said the mixup came about because she couldn't see the on-set TV screen well enough.
After Sarah Galli commented on a video of the embarrassing exchange, writing that they were in the audience and 'screamed' at Kathy's mistake, she replied, '@damegalli, The screen was so far away and my vision is terrible.
'If you recall, I [crying emojis] couldn't even make out who Justin Timberlake or Melissa Etheridge was,' she added in her defense.
The mother of Paris Hilton also whiffed when it came to identifying Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on the episode.
Vision issues do appear to have plagued Kathy in the past, including a hilarious incident involving her costar Garcelle Beauvais.
At one point, Kathy went to greet the Spider-Man: Homecoming actress, but she mistook her for her sister Kyle Richards, according to People.
During the game, playfully titled Will! Kathy! Know Them!?, Crystal King Minkoff joined Kathy and host Andy Cohen.
When she was asked if she knew the 34-year-old Grammy winner's name, the mother-of-four replied: 'I feel like I do…Precious?'
To viewers' dismay, the answer prompted Cohen, 54, and her costar, 38, to burst into laughter despite many social media users believing the flub had racist undertones.
In an attempt to make the moment less awkward, Minkoff turned to her pal and said: 'She is precious though, Lizzo is precious.'
'That's what I call her,' Kathy, who was also unable to identify Justin Timberlake or Dwayne Johnson, added. 'Her nickname is Precious to me.'
Hilton was seemingly referring to Gabourey Sidibe's starring role in the 2009 drama Precious, which earned her an a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination.
Twitter was flooded with frustrated fans, who wondered why Hilton didn't just say she didn't know.
'It doesn’t matter if she didn’t know who she was nor if her intention was “harmless”, calling a plus size Black woman “Precious” is an insult. She still decided to comment on her weight [eye roll emoji],' one viewer fired.
Another tweeted: 'If Kathy Hilton thought Lizzo was Precious (a fictional character from a movie which was adapted from a book by the same name) then she's either: 1. A liar. 2. A lying idiot 3. Racist. 4. A lying, racist, idiot.'
'That Kathy Hilton clip is messed up and y’all know it is. Lizzo minds her own business but all people do is make her a joke and this time it wasn’t even intentional. This time she caught a stray and I wish someone would’ve stepped up and said something,' another wrote.
Others pointed out there was 'absolutely nothing' funny about Hilton calling Lizzo ‘Precious.’
One woman fired: 'I get she’s ditzy and it’s funny at times but this was just rude & disrespectful. I can kind of see why Lisa Rinna was going so hard now.'
The Bold and the Beautiful Shocker: Finn STUNNED as Luna’s ‘Death’ is Exposed—His Jaw-Dropping Reaction and Desperate Hunt for Answers!
The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) spoilers update for Monday, October 6, reveals that John “Finn” Finnegan (Tanner Novlan) will reel over Luna Nozawa (Lisa Yamada) being alive, so this confused dad will want answers.
After all the frightening drama at the beach house went down, Finn’s focus was on saving Liam Spencer’s (Scott Clifton) life.
Although Liam pulled through his own ordeal, Finn later learned Luna wasn’t as lucky.
Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) was adamant that Luna died in recovery, so she spread that false news before secretly nursing her granddaughter back to health.
Since Finn thought his bio daughter was gone permanently, he’ll struggle to process these Luna survival updates.
Finn will definitely want answers about how this even happened and will fume when he realizes Li lied to him.
Of course, Sheila Sharpe (Kimberlin Brown) eventually found out the truth and helped hide Luna, so she may face Finn’s fury right along with Li soon enough.
You can bet Finn’s going to have some complex emotions when it comes to Luna’s comeback.
Luna is Finn’s flesh and blood, so there may be a small piece of him that’s glad to know she’s not six feet under.
Even so, Finn will realize Luna’s return can only bring more pain and destruction.
The doc’s thoughts should quickly drift to Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and how she’ll react whenever she finds out this Luna twist, too.
However, it’ll take some time for Steffy to become part of all the Luna mayhem.
Finn won’t get all the details on Luna’s latest pregnancy plot either, so there’ll still be some places to go in this storyline.
As for Poppy Nozawa (Romy Park), B&B spoilers say she’ll share scenes with Finn in his office and presumably cope with the Luna shocker as well.
Although Poppy previously claimed she was glad Luna was dead, her reaction to Luna’s survival may be a little more complicated!
Over with Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) and Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace), they’ll long for the days before Luna burst their blissful bubble.
Electra and Will’s mutual misery will be evident, but Will won’t be ready to give up on their future just yet.
The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers say the upcoming paternity test could be a huge factor in whether Will and Electra’s romance can last, so stay tuned.
