Patti LuPone Is a Diva – Not a Racist

Patti LuPone is a diva – not a racist

No one feuds quite as well as a celebrity woman. Don’t believe the sickly sweet farce between Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, ego, bright lights and competition for stage time have always provoked infighting. But while leading ladies used to duke it out Bette Davis and Joan Crawford style, today’s celebrity duels are a lot nastier.Over the weekend, Patti LuPone did something unheard of – she apologized. Or, at least, she released an apologetic …

Broadway’s Patti LuPone Apologizes For Shading Black Actresses & Calling Kecia Lewis A “B-tch” As Social Media Roasts Her

Broadway beef is not something you generally hear about outside of New York City theater circles, but this week it went viral after comments made by theater icon Patti LuPone. In a interview with The New Yorker, just before her guest appearance on the third season of HBO Max’ And Just LIke That, LuPone shared her opinion about Audra McDonald, a four-time Tony Award winner currently onstage in the Broadway revival of Gypsy. LuPone, a three-time T…

Patti LuPone Extends “Sincere Apologies” For Comments About Fellow Broadway Stars

After an open letter called for Patti LuPone to be banned from the Tony Awards, she says she is “devastated that my behavior has offended others.”

Patti LuPone Apologizes For Her Remarks About Kecia Lewis & Audra Macdonald - 101.5 WKKG

Veteran Broadway actress Patti LuPone apologized for her “flippant and emotional” remarks about fellow performers Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald. The apology came after much of the New York theater community attempted to have LuPone disinvited from the Tony Awards. An open letter signed by over 500 had criticized LuPone for calling Lewis a “bi-ch” and saying McDonald is “not a friend” in a New Yorker profile. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Lu…