“I would have sex with her” – Australian Prime Minister apologizes after comments about famous singer.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized for comments he made about pop star Kylie Minogue during an interview last week.
The leader appeared on the “Bush Deep” podcast with comedian Nikki Osborne, who asked him during a 20-minute interview whether he would “have sex with, marry, or date” Minogue, actress Nicole Kidman, or entertainer Rhonda Burchmore.
After initially trying to avoid the question, Albanese said, “Oh, Kylie, clearly.”
He was quickly met with a wave of criticism, with one MP calling his comments “completely inappropriate,” while another added that they were “disrespectful to women… and demeaned the office of the Prime Minister.”
Osborne, who is best known for posting edgy comedy sketches on YouTube, had launched her podcast series earlier this year.
Her podcast page describes her as an “extremely inappropriate journalist” who asks “questions that no one else would dare to ask.”
In a one-line statement released early Monday, the Prime Minister said: “I unreservedly apologize for the comments.”
The remarks were made during an interview that took place at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Canberra and was released late last week.
After Osborne asked the question for the first time, Albanese, who married his partner Jodie Haydon in November, initially replied: “I’ve just gotten married, I’ve only been married for six months.”
But after being pressed by Osborne, he added: “Oh, Kylie, obviously.”
“Would you marry Kylie, have sex with her, and date her?” Osborne asked.
“All of the above,” Albanese said. “She’s fantastic.”
Independent MP Zali Steggall said the comments were “completely inappropriate,” adding that he “needs to learn to push back, lead by example, and call this out as sexist.”
Shadow Communications Minister Sarah Henderson said in a post on X that the comments were “disrespectful to women, embarrassing for Australians, and demean the office of the Prime Minister.”
Richard Marles, who is acting Prime Minister while Albanese is on a Pacific visit, told ABC News that the government was “fully committed” to advancing the role of women in society.
“From time to time, we obviously do interviews that are different from what we are doing now, but I think the other point that needs to be made here is that the government led by the Prime Minister is the first in history to have an equal number of men and women in the cabinet,” Marles said on the broadcaster’s National Radio program.
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