“Nobody said that…” was Oprah’s initial response when she first learned about T.I.’s comments about a woman becoming president. Upon leaving CBS studios in NYC on Wednesday, Oprah was bombarded by fans looking for autographs which gave TMZ photogs a chance to catch up with her find out her thoughts on T.I.’s sexist views. She was initially shocked to hear the details about the situation from the photog, but after being brought up to speed, Oprah said, “Well, you know what I say to that… I want to say, ‘Honey child, hush your mouth. You don’t know what you’re talking about.’” LOL! Check out the full video below.
(Video) T.I. Offers Second Apology After Sexist Comments
T.I. has been in the hot seat all week after issuing sexist comments about voting for a female president during an interview with DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45. Since then he’s received a ton of backlash from everyone on social media, to his wife Tiny and even Oprah! Following the outrage, the ATL rapper issued an apology on Twitter simply stating, “My comments about women running for president were unequivocally insensitive and wrong, I sincerely apologize to everyone I offended.” However his efforts were not greeted kindly, forcing Tip to apologize again. Hit the jump to see what he said.