Matt Lucas Apologizes to Millie Bobby Brown for Comments on Her Appearance

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Matt Lucas has issued an apology to Millie Bobby Brown for comments he's made about her appearance. The British actor and comedian took to his Instagram right after the 'Stranger Things' star posted a video, publicly calling out journalists for criticizing the way she looks.

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00:00Matt Lucas has apologized to Millie Bobby Brown for comments he's made about her appearance.

00:05The British actor and comedian took to his Instagram right after the Stranger Things star

00:10posted a video publicly calling out journalists for criticizing the way she looks.

00:15Little Britain's Matt Lucas takes savage swipe at Millie Bobby Brown's new mummy makeover look

00:20written by Bethann Edwards. Amplifying an insult rather than questioning why a grown man is

00:27mocking a young woman's appearance. Lucas wrote that he wanted to provide some context saying his

00:32sketch show Little Britain had a character who had blonde hair and always wore a pink top and in the

00:38photo you had blonde hair and wore a pink top so I pointed out the similarity by posting one of her

00:43catchphrases. The Gladiator 2 actor continued I thought you looked terrific and I was mortified

00:48when the press wrote that I slammed you firstly because that's not my style and secondly because

00:52I think you're brilliant. I would not have posted it if I had thought it would have upset you but

00:57I realize it has and for that I apologize. Lucas was referencing a post he recently shared on

01:02X of brown sporting a pink jacket and blonde updo. He wrote in the post no but yeah but one of his

01:09character's catchphrases from Little Britain which ran from 2003 through 2006. The Daily Mail then

01:15wrote an article accusing Lucas of taking a savage swipe at the actress.

01:19Lucas's apology came after the Emmy nominated actress hit back at critics on social media and

01:31journalists who have commented or written stories about her appearance during the Electric State

01:36press tour. I grew up in front of the world and for some reason people can't seem to grow up with me.

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