Olga Martynovska, a judge on the culinary show "MasterChef," found herself at the center of a scandal following an interview with Masha Efrosinina. The cause was her account of childhood and cruel pranks involving animals. Following a wave of criticism, the chef recorded a video message with an apology, reports UNN
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During the conversation with Masha Efrosinina, the star chef recalled her childhood. In particular, she laughingly told a story about mistreating cats.
I hung on fences and in trees there upside down. I threw cats over the roof, ran to catch them, or tied firecrackers to cats' tails. Well, I was such a tomboy
After the interview was published, this snippet began to spread actively on the social network Threads. Users left many negative comments regarding what they heard.
In the posts, Martynovska was accused of cruelty to animals, and the reaction of Masha Efrosinina, who also laughed at the story, was also criticized.
Subsequently, Olga Martynovska reacted to the situation. She recorded a video message on Instagram in which she apologized.
Friends, I want to sincerely apologize to you for the unpleasant feelings you had to experience while watching my interview with Masha, specifically regarding the fact about my mischievous childhood. I want to apologize for the hyperbole of this story and the reaction. I certainly did not want to hurt your feelings. I'm sorry that it happened that you heard this and learned this about me. I'm sorry that I uncontrollably, while talking about myself, said this and that, what happened. I do not promote or support animal abuse or violence against them. Only protection and love should be shown towards them. I am very sorry that I hurt your feelings. This will not happen again
Masha Efrosinina also spoke out about the event, claiming that the fragment of the interview that outraged people has now been cut out.
Friends, we realize that one of the phrases spoken in this interview caused a negative reaction. Neither I nor Olya support cruelty to animals or any actions that could cause them pain or suffering. The phrase you heard in the initial version of the interview was an unfortunate hyperbole on the part of the guest, not a real story from her childhood. It was used for the emotional reinforcement of the heroine's thoughts and was not intended to approve or normalize violence against animals. We are removing this episode from the interview. We apologize to everyone whom this may have offended or upset
In addition, the TV presenter called this incident a gross mistake.
The popularization of cruelty is a sequence of actions, and we cannot be accused of this, no matter how much one might want to. This case is a gross mistake. After a couple of hours, the fragment was cut and apologies were made. Mine..