Emily Blunt apologizes after fat-shaming comments of Chili's server resurface: 'I'm appalled'

British actress Emily Blunt is apologizing for fat-shaming a female server in a recently resurfaced interview from 2012. During an appearance on Britain's "Jonathan Ross Show," Blunt referred to her server at a Chili's location as "enormous."

"I just need to address this head on as my jaw was on the floor watching this clip from 12-years ago," the actress said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. "I’m appalled that I would say something so insensitive, hurtful, and unrelated to whatever story I was trying to tell on a talk show."

"I’ve always considered myself someone who wouldn’t dream of upsetting anyone so whatever possessed me to say anything like this in that moment is unrecognizable to me or anything I stand for," she clarified.

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"And yet it happened, and I said it and I’m so sorry for any hurt caused. I was absolutely old enough to know better," the "Edge of Tomorrow" actress admitted. 

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At the time of the interview, Blunt was promoting her film "Looper," which also starred Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Recalling the filming process in the small town of Thibodaux, Louisiana, Blunt shared during the talk show appearance that she found herself at a Chili's restaurant.

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"When you go to Chili's, you can see why so many of our American friends [are] enormous," Ross quipped.

"Well the girl who was serving me was enormous. You know, I think she got freebie meals at Chilis," Blunt joked back.

Blunt, who is married to actor John Krasinski, recently shared that she would be stepping away from the spotlight in an effort to spend more time with her daughters.

Air France pilot falls 1,000 feet to death in California's Sequoia National Park

A missing French pilot was found dead last week after officials say he fell 1,000 feet during a hike on Mt. Whitney at Sequoia and Kings National Park in California.

Tom Gerbier, a French National of Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, and pilot for Air France, had gone hiking early Tuesday morning from Whitney Portal, the gateway to Mt. Whitney, via the Mountaineering Route before his return flight the next day, the National Park Service said Friday.

"Gerbier was described as an experienced mountaineer and ultra runner with the gear and ability to complete his intended route," the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office said.

When Gerbier failed to show up for the flight on Wednesday, he was reported missing.

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The sheriff’s office immediately began rescue operations with fly-overs of Mt. Whitney, but found no signs of the missing hiker.

Ground teams were deployed early Thursday morning and found clues that a hiker may have fallen off a cliff in the area known as "The Notch," according to rescuers. 

The sheriff’s office described the area as where "the Mountaineer’s Route meets the steep and exposed North Face of Mt. Whitney," adding that the terrain is "precarious." 

An NPS helicopter then flew over the area and spotted a "motionless" hiker with clothing that matched Gerbier’s description, the agency said.

It appeared Gerbier had fallen about 1,000 feet, NPS said. His body was recovered via helicopter and transferred to Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, where his identity was confirmed. 

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Air France told the San Francisco Chronicle in a statement that it "regrets to confirm the accidental death of one of its pilots, which occurred on October 20th, 2023 while he was on a stopover in Los Angeles (California). The company offers its most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones."

Mt. Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, rising 14,505 feet. 

The sheriff’s office offered condolences to Gerbier’s loved ones and warned that the Mountaineer’s Route on Mt. Whitney is a technical climb that requires high mountaineering skills and equipment.

"It is not a hike and has claimed multiple lives in recent years," the sheriff’s office said. "Remember, no matter how skilled and prepared you are, accidents can happen to anyone."

Gerbier was the second fatality reported at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks this year, officials said.

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