Lara Spencer Apologizes to Male Dancers For Criticizing Prince George on 'GMA' | THR News - video Dailymotion

Spencer interviewed three dancing stars on Monday's 'Good Morning America' to discuss her comments targeted at the prince.

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00:00The comment I made about dance was insensitive, it was stupid, and I am deeply sorry."

00:06Lara Spencer is once again apologizing following backlash she received for poking fun at Prince

00:11George taking ballet lessons, this time sitting down with three professional dancers in an

00:16effort to turn a negative into a positive.

00:19The outrage sparked last week during a taping of GMA.

00:22The anchor was discussing Prince George's new hobby and cracked a joke to news that

00:26Prince William said his son loves ballet, saying,

00:33People on social media were offended and outraged by the comment, with many calling it

00:38ignorant and insensitive and demanding an apology from the GMA anchor.

00:42Spencer, who first apologized for her remarks on social media, once again apologized on

00:46Monday's episode speaking directly to the camera saying,

00:49I screwed up. The comment I made about dance was insensitive. I was stupid and I am deeply sorry.

00:55Spencer then took her apology a step further by saying that she spoke to a number of people

00:59within the dance community to educate herself and others on embracing and celebrating male

01:04dancers and the positive impact of dance.

01:07Spencer introduced a pre-recorded interview with Cats star Robbie Fairchild,

01:11So You Think You Can Dance's two-time Emmy-winning choreographer Travis Wall and Joffrey

01:16Ballet principal dancer Fabrice Kalmels. During the interview, Fairchild told the anchor,

01:20The fact that you're able to be here and talk with us is really important because we are a

01:25community of love and in order for us to move forward, we have to move forward together.

01:30Wall later reflected on how So You Think You Can Dance has changed how male dancers are

01:34represented, saying,

01:35How many boys have started to dance because of that show makes me so proud to represent that show.

01:40As for Kalmels, he just wishes people would be more open-minded, saying,

01:44I teach young kids and boys. They just drop because of the social stigma around the form.

01:49Children should be entitled to experience things without the bullying.

01:53Spencer once again apologized to the dancers for her comments, saying,

01:56I thank you all for giving me the opportunity to apologize personally to you and for you guys

02:01coming in here to sit and talk to me and to educate me.

02:04For more on this story, head to THR.com and until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,

02:09I'm Neha Joy.