BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 29: Actor Steve Martin speaks onstage at the 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 29, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
Like many celebrities, Steve Martin took to Twitter to express his condolences after the death of Carrie Fisher. Unlike, many celebrities, Martin drew fire for his tribute being sexist.
“When I was a young man, Carrie Fisher was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen,” the now-deleted tweet began. “She turned out to be witty and bright as well.” Many fans quickly jumped on the sexist message in the tweet.
“I think she aspired to something higher than just being pretty,” one user replied. “How do you want to be remembered?”
Others, however, ran to Martin’s defense.
Fisher herself had always been, like her mother, an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, and condemned sexism and ageism in Hollywood. In 2015, she tweeted out that “Youth&BeautyR/NOT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.” It seems Fisher would not have been amused by Martin’s tweet either.
The Country Song Came On tour will start only two weeks after Bryan's debut west-coast…
The Alien Perspective dropped on January 8 and can be watched exclusively on Apple TV…
Officials have dubbed the tragedy, “The worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century."
White responded to the upset over the lack of consequences, “It’s free speech…I don’t have…
SpaceX was slapped with a fine of $633,009 in September due to the multitude of…
Jennifer Lopez turned heads at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, arriving in a jaw-dropping black…