Steve Harvey tearfully apologized to Pia Wurtzbach as he welcomed her on his show.
Miss Universe, Pia Wurtzbach, is defending Steve Harvey and cleared up a rumor that he missed rehearsals for the live show in December.
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“I just want to say I don’t know where that started because he was there for everything,” she said during a taping of The Steve Harvey Show.
She told Harvey to stop beating himself up, saying: “we all have to move on.”
Harvey came face to face with Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez for the first time since that disastrous mistake that was seen around the world.
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Miss Colombia joined Harvey for a two-part special he's calling "Miss Universe: The Truth.” The two hugged as Miss Colombia whispered "I am going to cry” and he told her "I am so sorry.”
He almost broke down as he apologized, saying: “I am beyond sorry.”
Miss Colombia charmed the audience, saying: “You need to learn how to read cue cards. I thought you were doing a joke like Oprah – ‘You're Miss Universe, You're Miss Universe!’”
The episodes will air Monday and Tuesday on The Steve Harvey Show.
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