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Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Ballet to ‘Good Morning America’ host Lara Spencer: ‘Let’s empower all children’
By Briana Rice
27 August 2019
Days after “Good Morning America” host Lara Spencer apologized for “insensitive” comments mocking Prince George for taking a ballet class, Cincinnati Ballet is working to support male dancers.
The controversy began last week when Spencer brought up Prince George’s back-to-school plans in a clip published Thursday.
“In addition to the usual first or second-grade things like math, science and history, the future king of England will be putting down the Play-Doh to take on religious studies, computer programming, poetry and ballet, among other things,” Spencer said.
The clip then cuts to images of the 6-year-old, but laughter can be heard from the “GMA” set.
“Prince William says George absolutely loves ballet. I have news for you, Prince William: We’ll see how long that lasts,” Spencer added with a chuckle.
Read the full article in The Cincinnati Enquirer.
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