Jenna Bush Hager Apologizes For 'Hidden Fences' Blunder

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); Jenna Bush Hager apologized Monday morning on NBCs Today for referring to the film Hidden Figures as Hidden Fences while talking to pop star Pharrell on the red carpet of the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.The mix-up caused something of a social media firestorm because Bush Hager combined two films, Hidden Figures and Fences, which each have black leads."you're nominated for Hidden Fences" pic.twitter.com/7My6dtEkbG Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) January 9, 2017 I have seen both movies. I thought they were both brilliant, she said. If I offended people, I am deeply sorry, a choked-up Bush Hager said. It was a mistake because as you all know, I am not perfect. I am authentic, but a human, and what I didnt want to do was make anybody feel lesser than who they are.WATCH: 'If I offended people, I am deeply sorry. It was a mistake' I am not perfect.' @JennaBushHager on Golden Globes red carpet mistake pic.twitter.com/0dOLPHuJCO TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 9, 2017 Later on in the night, actor Michael Keaton made the exact same mistake, leading to actors including Gabrielle Union to voice their frustration.Wait... #HiddenFences ...again' Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) January 9, 2017 After Bush Hagers apology, however, Al Roker criticized the media, and The New York Times in particular, for its handling of the story.This culture of Twitter and people waiting to pounce, to get on people, its got to stop.Its got to stop somewhere, because its just ridiculous, he said. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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