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Posted: 2020-01-16T21:45:37Z | Updated: 2020-01-16T21:45:37Z

Wendy Williams apologized Wednesday to the cleft community for comments she made about actor Joaquin Phoenix s lip scar on a recent episode of her show after online backlash.

The daytime television host came under fire last week for mocking the actors appearance during her Hot Topics segment about the Golden Globe Awards, pulling up her lip with her hand at one point and telling the audience, Hes got this.

He knows how to transform when he shaves [his beard] off, the way he looks at you, Williams said of Phoenix, adding that she finds him oddly attractive. And hes got the good nose that dips way down, like hes happy with it and so am I.

When he shaves off his mustache, hes got a hairline fracture, she incorrectly added, continuing to hold up her own lip and expose her teeth and gums as the audience laughed. Hes got one of those what do you call it? cleft lip, cleft palate.

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