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Gigi Hadid has had to apologise for a 'disrespectful' impression of Melania Trump
MODEL GIGI HADID has apologised for poking fun at Melania Trump at the American Music Awards on Sunday night.
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The model hosted the ceremony with Saturday Night Live comedian Jay Pharaoh – at one point, she did an impression of incoming First Lady.
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The impression comprised of a pout, an accent, and the line:
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The bit left people outraged, with people labelling Hadid ‘classless’ and ‘disrespectful’ – she was even accused of ‘bullying’ Trump.
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Last night, Hadid posted a handwritten apology to Trump on her Twitter account, saying the impression was done “in good humour”.
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Her apology reads:
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