Heidi Klum Says She Received Backlash for Defending AGT Show: ‘I Was Called a White Woman’
We’ve seen all the negative feedback Gabrielle Union had received after she bravely spoke out about the “toxic culture” she experienced while being apart of the NBC family for America’s Got Talent. While some people even tried to dismiss her claims and actually believed she got fired from the show because of their lack of interest for the actress, she still managed to push through all the critics and even met with NBC for a productive meeting in hopes of seeing “real change.”
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As we previously reported, fellow actor and AGT host Terry Crews spoke out to defend the network and the show, saying he never experienced such a thing while working. He caught major heat for his comments and it now appears that he wasn’t the only one. According to Page Six, Heidi Klum says she also received backlash for defending AGT amid Gabrielle Union‘s controversial firing. She told the news site,
“A lot of people got mad at me,” Klum told Page Six. “I was called, for example, ‘a white woman.’” Klum went on to explain that although it is “important for everyone to speak their truth,” her experience with AGT was just different.
“I think it is important for everyone to speak their truth. I think that when there is a story, it should be told. I had a different story,” Klum told Page Six.
Klum said something similar last month at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour when she was asked about Union’s reported claims of a toxic work environment.
“I can’t speak for her. I didn’t experience the same thing. To me, everyone treats you with the utmost respect. I’ve never seen anything that was weird or hurtful.”
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