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Dat laatste feit was voor Spencer en haar gasten aan de tafel van Good Morning America de prins eens even flink uit te lachen. “Ik heb gehoord dat prins William heeft gezegd dat George helemaal gek is van ballet. Nou, ik heb nieuws voor je prins William: we zullen zien hoelang dat zo blijft.” Het werd Spencer op social media niet in dank afgenomen. Er kwamen veel reacties.

I bloody love that Prince George is going to be doing ballet, it’s so endearing. Boys dance, and it makes them no less of a man. Really nothing to be laughed at @LaraSpencer @GMA #BoysDanceToo pic.twitter.com/NIY59Po8Ez

— Chris™️ (@Chris_CPH) August 23, 2019

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Shame, shame, shame on you @lara.spencer and @goodmorningamerica! There is nothing wrong or shameful about a boy who wants to do ballet. I am proud to be a boy ballet dancer and ashamed of your mockery and laughter… especially towards Prince George! So disrespectful to him, all ballet dancers, and to one of the most beautiful art forms! #realmendance #boypower #boysdancetoo #balletboy #maledancer #notok #rude #Repost @nuartsproductions with @get_repost ・・・ Shame on @goodmorningamerica and this horrible display of shaming of boys that dance! #boycottabc #boycottgma and all their advertisers. Maybe they should watch @nbcnightlynews and the very respectful story they did on DANSEUR and boys that dance!

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See this cute face, the future King of England? This adorable boy is being shamed by a grown woman on National Television in America for taking ballet! @LaraSpencer you should be ashamed of yourself as well as… https://t.co/EoBFo9uhWL

— Brian Friedman (@brianfriedman) August 23, 2019

I don't normally sign up for stuff like this, but I'm happy to drag the shit out of "Good Morning America" for getting a room full of wine-mom tourists to outright laugh at the idea of putting a little boy in ballet classes. Lara Spencer can go back to her rummage sales.

— Joe Reid (@joereid) August 23, 2019

I hope @LaraSpencer shits her pants on the most important day of her life.

— Jessica Knox (@thatjessicaknox) August 23, 2019

Hi @LaraSpencer, Boys get a tough time on the school playground for dancing as it is, the last thing we need is for people demeaning it on tv and normalising a backwards attitude towards male dancers. Please apologise and go see a ballet. @GMB

— Max Maslen (@max_maslen) August 23, 2019

Reactie

Spencer heeft inmiddels gereageerd op de kritiek. Op Instagram biedt ze haar excuses aan voor de opmerking. ‘Van ballet tot wat iemand ook maar wil ontdekken in het leven, ik zou zeggen: ga ervoor. Ik geloof erin dat we allemaal vrij moeten zijn om onze passies na te streven.’ De presentatrice heeft de reacties onder haar Instagrampost uitgezet.

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My sincere apologies for an insensitive comment I made in pop news yesterday. From ballet to anything one wants to explore in life, I say GO FOR IT. I fully believe we should all be free to pursue our passions. Go climb your mountain-and love every minute of it.

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