Amid criticism for her comments about one star’s hair, Giuliana Rancic may want to stick to critiquing the clothing at awards shows.
The E! personality is on the receiving end of backlash over comments she made about Disney star Zendaya Coleman during the network’s “Fashion Police” show.
On Sunday night, Coleman appeared on the Academy Awards red carpet in an ivory Vivienne Westwood gown and faux dreadlocks. In a conversation with co-hosts Kelly Osbourne, Kathy Griffin and Brad Goreski, Rancic remarked, “I feel like she smells like patchouli oil … or maybe weed.”
Social media were not amused by what some said was a racist remark.
Coleman offered a response via an Instagram posting that said, in part, “To say that an 18-year-old young woman with locs (dreadlocks) must smell of patchouli oil or ‘weed’ is not only a large stereotype but outrageously offensive.”
Rancic has tweeted an apology and said her remark was not about race.