Jay Mohr says his Alyssa Milano fat comment was a joke
By
Lauren Moraski
/ CBS News
Comedian Jay Mohr says his recent comments about actress Alyssa
Milano’s weight were meant as a joke.
It all started last month when Mohr, 43, and Milano, 40, attended
NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series awards ceremony in Las Vegas, where Mohr served as host
and Milano presented race car driver Jimmie Johnson with an honor.
According to the New York Daily News, after the event, Mohr criticized
the “Mistresses” star’s weight in a radio interview, saying, “She was one of
the presenters…She’s very tiny. In height. It seems like she had a baby and
said, ‘I don’t really give a s***...I read it on her gut...Somebody
sat in the director’s chair and was not wearing Spanx and I was like, ‘Jesus
Christ.’”
Mohr, who’s married to actress Nikki Cox, was also quoted as saying, “Melissa
what’s-her-name” was nice, but didn’t look good.
Milano apparently found out about Mohr's jabs and decided to address the situation on Christmas Day via
Twitter:
.@jaymohr37 So sorry you felt the need to publicly fat-shame me. Be well and God Bless. Please send my love to your beautiful wife.
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Jay Mohr says his Alyssa Milano fat comment was a joke
By Lauren Moraski
/ CBS News
Comedian Jay Mohr says his recent comments about actress Alyssa Milano’s weight were meant as a joke.
It all started last month when Mohr, 43, and Milano, 40, attended NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series awards ceremony in Las Vegas, where Mohr served as host and Milano presented race car driver Jimmie Johnson with an honor.
According to the New York Daily News, after the event, Mohr criticized the “Mistresses” star’s weight in a radio interview, saying, “She was one of the presenters…She’s very tiny. In height. It seems like she had a baby and said, ‘I don’t really give a s***...I read it on her gut...Somebody sat in the director’s chair and was not wearing Spanx and I was like, ‘Jesus Christ.’”
Mohr, who’s married to actress Nikki Cox, was also quoted as saying, “Melissa what’s-her-name” was nice, but didn’t look good.
Milano apparently found out about Mohr's jabs and decided to address the situation on Christmas Day via Twitter:
The story took off this week, and on Friday, Mohr said his comments weren't serious:
Lauren Moraski is managing editor of entertainment at CBSNews.com
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