Perez Hilton feels guilty for stabbing Spears in the past.
The infamous gossip columnist has expressed regret for his brutal treatment of Britney Spears in the past following the release of the documentary ‘Framing Britney Spears’ detailing the pop star’s role in the media. Social media outraged after the series showed Hilton’s actions while the “Baby One More Time” singer was at her rock bottom.
“I regret much or most of what I said about Britney,” the media personality, 42, told “Good Morning Britain” on Monday. “Fortunately, many of us are hopefully getting older and wiser.”
The Twitterati had recently gutted Hilton for his scathing coverage at the height of his gossip blog popularity, including calling Spears an “unsuitable mother” after the 2007 umbrella paparazzi incident. He also had infamous T-shirts with the message on them. show “Why Can’t It Be Britney?” on his site when actor Heath Ledger died in 2008.
“Perez Hilton commenting on the Britney situation is completely inappropriate when he was the foaming cheerleader,” one critic tweeted.
“Once we free Britney, we’ll have to lock up Perez Hilton,” another wrote
Some accused Hilton of only apologizing after his dirty laundry came back to the surface.@GMB it is not good for everyone to apologize @BuienRadarNL now that this documentary has been released ”, they wrote. “This is the problem! I’m just sorry she dealt with so much hate. @Piratesparty was one of the worst! “
Later in the interview, Hilton defended veteran journalist Diane Sawyer during a 2003 interview in which she grilled Spears about her split with then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.
“Someone who was talked about briefly in this documentary, Diane Sawyer – a respected journalist, a good woman – but a lot of people portray her as a bad guy,” said Hilton, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. is.
He continued, “I think a lot of fans and people want to blame this person and that person, but it’s not that simple. There are real, mental health problems at Britney Spears. “
The columnist added that the criticism was hypocritical given the uncompromising response to rapper and former presidential candidate Kanye West’s recent mental breakdown.
Hilton joins a long list of celebrities apologizing to the “Princess Of Pop” for past wrongdoing amid the # FreeBritney social media movement.
In the most publicized mea culpa, Justin Timberlake said he regretted his “ignorance” about Spears’s media treatment after his split with the “Toxic” singer in 2002.
Timberlake’s “Cry Me A River” video pushed a story that Spears, 39, cheated on him and broke his heart.