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Neil Patrick Harris says sorry for 'tranny' quip
Written by . Published: December 05 2011
Actor Neil Patrick Harris has apologised to the transgender community after he used an offensive term for transsexuals during a TV interview.
The How I Met Your Mother star was taping a science segment on Live! With Kelly when he inhaled sulfur hexafluoride, which made his voice go uncharacteristically low.
He joked, "I've never sounded more like a tranny in my life."
The actor subsequently received a barrage of criticism for the
comment and he has now taken to his Twitter.com page to say sorry
for using the slur.
He writes, "Truly sorry for saying the word 'tranny' on Live this
week... Should have been more thoughtful. Didn't at all mean to
offend."