FOX Anchor Apologizes For Fatshaming Kelly Clarkson

Fairly mild for a celebrity apology.

In case you missed it, during a radio interview on The Mike Gallagher Show last Friday, FOX News anchor Chris Wallace slung some seriously tasteless insults at singer/new mom Kelly Clarkson. (Media Matters, of course, has the audio.)

Gallagher was the first to take a cheap shot, saying:

“Have you seen Kelly Clarkson? You know the singer, Kelly Clarkson? Holy cow, did she blow up.”

In response, Wallace said:

“Really? Do we want to talk about some of your friends? Kelly Clarkson’s got a lovely voice.”

And

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