Debra Messing Apologizes For Slamming Kim Kardashian’s ‘SNL’ Debut

Actress Debra Messing is biting her tongue after Kim Kardashian’s “SNL” debut was quite the success.

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Back in September, the “Will & Grace” star initially spoke out in protest when Kim was announced as the host of the October 9 episode.

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Messing sent out a tweet wondering why Kim was chosen as a host of the sketch show. She asked, “Am I missing something?”

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However, now, Messing has taken back her words and apologized for her comment, saying she had no intention of bullying Kim.

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The actress said, “I was not intending to troll her and you know if anybody took it that way, I apologize.”

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Messing explained that she was only genuinely curious about why Kim was chosen because it didn’t align with the usual format “SNL” used to select hosts.

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She mentioned that Kim didn’t seem to have a movie or book to promote so she wasn’t quite sure why she was the right choice.

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As for how Kim performed on the big night, Messing was more than impressed, confessing that the socialite was “amazing.”

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The 54-year-old assured that she was rooting for Kim and hoped that people understand that she would never bring a fellow woman down.

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