Ellen DeGeneres Accused of Sexual Harassment Over Katy Perry Tweet

When The Ellen Show host Ellen DeGeneres sent a tweet wishing American Idol judge Katy Perry a happy birthday, she made the unwise move of making a joke about Perry's breasts. That triggered an avalanche of outrage from men who accused DeGeneres of a double standard when it comes to sexual harassment. Loads of Twitter users, along with professional outrage-meisters Michael Rapaport and Piers Morgan, pointed out that if DeGeneres' tweet had come from a man, said man would have been roundly criticized, maybe even by DeGeneres herself.

Via Page Six.

Comedian and daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is receiving some backlash from fans after a joke about Katy Perry was taken as sexist.

The star courted outrage on Wednesday after dedicating a tweet to the “Roar” singer on her birthday.

“Happy birthday, @KatyPerry! It’s time to bring out the big balloons!” the star wrote over an image of her gawking, mouth agape, at Perry’s breasts.

In the wake of the recent Harvey Weinstein scandal, of which DeGeneres was an outspoken critic, dedicating part of her show to sharing her thoughts on the “#MeToo” movement, many fans were quick to mention the idea that this tweet wouldn’t fly had a man posted it. Many began responding to the tweet with the hashtag “#doublestandard.” Others went as far as to compare her to Weinstein and call her a “pig.”

As The Wrap notes, actor Michael Rapaport caught wind of the tweet and voiced his displeasure to Ellen, arguing that “the world would stop” if a man had sent this tweet.

Piers Morgan too speculated that, had a man tweeted something similar, Ellen would be leading the “cries of ‘SEXIST PIG!’”

Previously, the star dedicated her opening monologue to denouncing the growing environment of sexual harassment in Hollywood with an impassioned speech.

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