David Gregory Apologizes For Making Boston Bombing Victim Cry
Adrianne Haslet-Davis, the dancer who lost her leg in the 2013 bombings at the Boston Marathon, reportedly left the set of Meet The Press crying before taping a segment about the one year anniversary. Haslet-Davis said she was promised that there would be no mention of the bombing suspects’ names during the interview and the names were brought up anyway, causing her to leave in tears. Host David Gregory apologized to her on Twitter. He later apologized to NBC News and the sponsors for the crappy ratings since he replaced Tim Russert.
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Cannot believe @meetthepress chose to use the bombers name instead of respect their guest. Had to walk off set crying.
— AdrianneHD (@AdrianneHaslet) April 11, 2014
I feel so disrespected @meetthepress I asked politely yesterday and you said yes. Now you choose to use the name instead
— AdrianneHD (@AdrianneHaslet) April 11, 2014
I'm so sorry @AdrianneHaslet was upset tdy + had a bad experience w MTP. As I told her, her comfort level is far more imp than any show
— David Gregory (@davidgregory) April 11, 2014
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