Host Howie Mandel apologized for an insensitive joke, calling bulimia a "very serious eating disorder."
Howie Mandel apologized on-air during America's Got Talent to say he was sorry for insensitive comments he made about bulimia.
“I just want to take a second just to apologize,” he said.
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Howie said he regretted making a comment about the “Regurgitator," a popular act who swallows objects and pops them out.
“This is probably going to come out wrong, but you, sir, make bulimia entertaining,” said Mandel.
Soon after, the Twitter-verse lit up. "Jokes about eating disorders are never funny," wrote one viewer.
Another complained, “Honestly can't believe @howiemandel made that kind of comment on live television. Many people suffer from bulimia & [it’s] not a joke.”
After a commercial break, Mandel addressed the issue. “I just want to take a second just to apologize. I made a comment earlier, it's live television, I wasn't thinking.
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“I made light of bulimia, which is a very serious eating disorder and mental health issue. I deal with mental health all of the time. I did something stupid,” he said.
Many of Mandel's fans took to social media to say apology accepted. One person wrote,
“@howiemandel your apology on air was very prompt, respectful and sincere. We're all human.”
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