--- title: Kelly Clarkson Gets Apology From Fox News Host For Weight Comments description: Chris Wallace released a statement for his "offensive comment" canonical: https://time.com/3772050/chris-wallace-apologies-kelly-clarkson/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-06T13:49:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:43:11.780Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Fox News Host Apologizes for Comments About Kelly Clarkson's Weight og:description: Chris Wallace released a statement for his "offensive comment" og:url: https://time.com/3772050/chris-wallace-apologies-kelly-clarkson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta86a0eb1117e4d66/698786c48e0601543c45b1f2/149480101-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Chris Wallace during "FOX News Sunday" in Washington on July 27, 2012. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fox News Host Apologizes for Comments About Kelly Clarkson's Weight twitter:description: Chris Wallace released a statement for his "offensive comment" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta86a0eb1117e4d66/698786c48e0601543c45b1f2/149480101-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kelly Clarkson Gets Apology From Fox News Host For Weight Comments ## Video: Kelly Clarkson: I'm Not a Feminist [Watch (HLS stream): Kelly Clarkson: I'm Not a Feminist](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vderEUYm.m3u8) (0:29)  _Published 2013-10-30. Kelly Clarkson explains to TIME's Belinda Luscombe why she doesn't consider herself a feminist._ by [Lindsay Kimble / People](/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Apr 6, 2015 1:49 PM CUT  Chris Wallace during "FOX News Sunday" in Washington on July 27, 2012. Chris Wallace during "FOX News Sunday" in Washington on July 27, 2012.Paul Morigi—Getty Images by [Lindsay Kimble / People](/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Apr 6, 2015 1:49 PM CUT Fox news host Chris Wallace has taken responsibility for the [offensive comments](http://www.people.com/article/chris-wallace-kelly-clarkson-weight "undefined") he made about [Kelly Clarkson](http://www.people.com/people/kelly%5Fclarkson "undefined")‘s weight on Friday, issuing a public apology to the singer. The 67-year-old Fox News anchor told PEOPLE in a statement “I sincerely apologize to Kelly Clarkson for my offensive comment.” “I admire her remarkable talent and that should have been the focus of any discussion about her,” he added. Wallace faced huge Internet backlash over the incident, and was even called out by Fox News colleague Greta Van Susteren to apologize for his “fat shaming.” On Friday, Wallace appeared on _The Mike Gallagher Show_ when what started as playful banter about friend Gallagher’s own weight quickly turned into a mean commentary over Clarkson’s post-baby body. “Don’t fat shame me. You do a lot of fat shaming,” Gallagher, 54, said during the show. “That’s the phrase now, ‘fat shaming.’ Have you seen Kelly Clarkson? You know the singer, Kelly Clarkson? Holy cow, did she blow up.” While at first Wallace dodged the comment, even adding that the 32-year-old mom has a “lovely voice,” he later joined in on the “shaming.” “She could stay off the deep dish pizza for a little while,” Wallace said. While Clarkson hasn’t commented yet, she’s addressed criticism of her weight publicly before – including an appearance on _The Ellen DeGeneres Show_ [on Friday](http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2015/04/03/kelly-clarkson-talks-about-her-weight-on-ellen/ "undefined"). “We are who we are. Whatever size, and it doesn’t meant that we’re gonna be that forever,” the “Heartbeat Song” singer told DeGeneres. _— Reporting by Jennifer Heyde_ _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/chris-wallace-apology-kelly-clarkson-weight "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined")_._ _Read next:_ [_Kelly Clarkson Talks Weight Criticism With Ellen DeGeneres_](http://time.com/3771201/kelly-clarkson-talks-weight-criticism-with-ellen-degeneres/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3772050/chris-wallace-apologies-kelly-clarkson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3772050/chris-wallace-apologies-kelly-clarkson/"},"headline":"Kelly Clarkson Gets Apology From Fox News Host For Weight Comments","datePublished":"2015-04-06T13:49:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:43:11.780Z","description":"Chris Wallace released a statement for his \"offensive comment\"","url":"https://time.com/3772050/chris-wallace-apologies-kelly-clarkson/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta86a0eb1117e4d66/698786c48e0601543c45b1f2/149480101-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lindsay Kimble / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta86a0eb1117e4d66/698786c48e0601543c45b1f2/149480101-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chris Wallace during \"FOX News Sunday\" in Washington on July 27, 2012.","caption":"Chris Wallace during \"FOX News Sunday\" in Washington on July 27, 2012.","creditText":"Paul Morigi—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3772050/chris-wallace-apologies-kelly-clarkson/","name":"Kelly Clarkson Gets Apology From Fox News Host For Weight Comments"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kelly Clarkson: I'm Not a Feminist","description":"Kelly Clarkson explains to TIME's Belinda Luscombe why she doesn't consider herself a feminist.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vderEUYm/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-10-30T20:58:09.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vderEUYm.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3772050/chris-wallace-apologies-kelly-clarkson/","duration":"PT29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3772050/chris-wallace-apologies-kelly-clarkson/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```