The “Live with Kelly and Mark” executive producer is weighing in on Howie Mandel’s apology after he refused to accept a compliment from the TV personality.
During the March 23 episode, Mandel claimed that telling someone they “look great” for their age doesn’t “mean anything.” A few days after the episode aired, Mandel uploaded a video to social media, publicly apologizing to Ripa.
Michael Gelman, the executive producer of “Live with Kelly and Mark,” commented on Mandel’s video, playing on the recent events.
“During these divided times, one thing we can all agree upon is that you do look great … for your age,” Gelman commented.
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Others joined in on Gelman’s trend. Comedian Tom Bergeon wrote, “That was the smoothest pivot to self-love I’ve ever seen…apart from my own morning conversations to my mirror.”
Terry Crews commented, “I’m sorry you look so good.” Stephen Baldwin wrote, “everything’s right on schedule Howie you don’t have to apologize for anything ever because you’re so young and beautiful and that’s what matters keep in mind and eternity of vanity is a discovery too late.”
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Kicking off his video, the “America’s Got Talent” judge said that he was “debating for 48 hours whether I should make this post or not” because he doesn’t typically apologize for jokes he makes.
“But this is for Kelly Ripa, who, in the past, has been incredibly supportive,” he noted. “Not only have I been a guest on her show, but I have co-hosted with her, and I’ve known her for years. … When I go out there, I just try to be entertaining and funny, and sometimes, as a comedian, things don’t land the way you mean them to land.”
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To end his video message, Mandel told viewers that after “a lot of thought and self-reflection, I do look great for my age.”
“I look fantastic, and I just have to embrace the fact that I look this good,” Mandel said.
