Sarah Silverman responds
Stand-up comedian Sarah Silverman faced backlash after an old video of her roasting Britney Spears emerged online.
The 50-year-old responded to the tweet, defending that at the time, she was known for her roasts.
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The footage was from the MTV Video Music Awards in 2007.
Sarah took to the stage after Britney opened the show with an infamous performance of Gimme More.
Many felt it wasn't her finest performance.
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In the resurfaced video, Sarah joked that Britney had already, "accomplished everything she’s ever going to accomplish in her life."
The pop star was in her mid-twenties at the time.
Sarah also spoke about how, "crazy," it was that Britney's a mother.
She said, "It’s weird to think that just a few years ago on this very show she was this, like, sweet, innocent, little girl in slu**y clothes riding around with a python."
The comedian also went on to say Britney's children are, "the most adorable mistakes you will ever see."
um @SarahKSilverman girl what is this explain yourself x https://t.co/7I2na4tk6a
— joshua (@joshcharles_21) February 7, 2021
Sarah's response
A Twitter user tagged Sarah in the video and demanded she, 'explain [herself].'
Sarah replied, 'I was known then 4 roasts. MTV asked me to mini-roast Britney after her big performance.'
'While she was performing I was having diarrhea & going over my jokes.'
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'Had no idea she didn’t kill. Unfortunate. Art changes over yrs as we know more & the world changes.'
In follow-up tweet, she said, 'I wish I could delete it but I can’t.'
'But you are posting it for people to see. So r u trying to be kind or right?'
it was on TV - I shared something that has already been seen by literally millions.... a simple “oh shit it was a different time but wow I’ve definitely grown!” would suffice. the fact you just tried to guilt me for sharing an objection to it and asking your thoughts? bad vibes
— joshua (@joshcharles_21) February 8, 2021
Britney's been making headlines ever since the release of the New York Times' Framing Britney Spears.
She recently broke her silence for the first time following the documentary's release.
Read what she had to say here.
