Neil Patrick Harris’ comments on Nick Jonas while on “The Wendy Williams Show” in 2015 sparked an online backlash.
In a resurfaced interview clip, the 49-year-old actor admitted he had “a good impression” of the 30-year-old singer.
“And before people think he’s good-looking, he’s really pretty, which is kind of a problem, you have to wait until he’s, you know, 19 to 20 years old, and then you’re like, ‘What happened?'” Harry S added.
Harris made the remarks on the show’s “Hot Seats” segment after Williams asked the “How I Met Your Mother” alumna who, in addition to his husband, David Burtka, was his “celebrity crush” “who is it.
Neil Patrick Harris has faced controversy on social media for his comments about Nick Jonas in 2015.
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“David knows that, so I guess it’s not a bad thing … Nick Jonas,” Harris responded.
The “Jealous” singer was 23 and the “Doogie Howser, MD” actor was 42 when Harris appeared on Williams’ talk show.
Representatives for Harris did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
When Jonas was 12, he and his brothers Kevin and Joe formed the boy band Jonas Brothers in 2005. They initially became popular with their Disney Channel appearances, and rose to fame when they released their self-titled second studio album in 2007.
Harris’ comments came under fire from online critics, who recently posted the resurfaced video on TikTok with the caption: “How do stars get away with comments like this? He’s 42 here.”
“This is totally inappropriate,” one social media user wrote, while another echoed, “Neil is always doing something wrong.”
“I love his character, but he as a person… oops,” added one critic.
“This is disgusting,” another commented with a disgusting smiley emoji.
“Sometimes certain things shouldn’t be said out loud,” one user wrote, while another noted, “Brother tried to save it with ’19 to 20′”.
When Jonas was 12, he and his brothers Kevin and Joe formed the boy band Jonas Brothers in 2005.
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Some critics have questioned the studio audience’s reaction to Harris’ comments.
“Not the crowd laughing,” one user wrote, adding a grimace smiley emoji.
“Omg. Second awkward laugh from the crowd. They ended up holding on for a minute,” another added.
However, some of Harris’ fans defended him, with one user writing: “Why don’t they get away with it? Just saying it’s not a criminal offense,”
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“There’s nothing wrong with this comment,” said another fan.
This isn’t the first time Harris has been named by fans. In May, the two-time Emmy winner apologized after a sick joke about Amy Winehouse’s death resurfaced.
Harris and Burtka presented the “Amy Winehouse’s Body” buffet platter at a Halloween party a few months after her death in 2011.
“A photo recently resurfaced from a Halloween-themed party my husband and I threw 11 years ago,” Harris told Entertainment Weekly in a statement at the time. “It was a shame then, and I still regret it. M. Winehouse is a once-in-a-lifetime talent and I’m sorry for any harm this image has done.”
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