Actor Zach Braff has apologised to Pharrell. Photo/Getty
Actor Zach Braff has apologised to Pharrell. Photo/Getty
Actor Zach Braff has issued a public apology to Pharrell Williams after jokingly comparing the Grammy Award-winning songwriter to a monkey on Twitter.
The former Scrubs star was sharing his thoughts online during the prizegiving's telecast when he fired off a comment about Williams' bellhop outfit for his performance ofHappy.
Pharrell Williams perfroms at the Grammys. Photo/Getty
Many fans compared the buttoned jacket and shorts look, complete with a round hat, to the Lobby Boy costume in the Oscar-nominated movie The Grand Budapest Hotel.
But Braff went one step further and posted a side-by-side snap of the superproducer next to a screenshot of his Oz The Great And Powerful character, a cartoon monkey named Finley.
He captioned the picture, "someone just sent me this: #IWoreItBetter (sic)".
The post sparked a backlash from followers, who blasted Braff as a racist, and the furore subsequently prompted the star to delete the controversial tweet.
He then apologised for his actions, insisting he meant no offence.
I love Pharrell. I thought the outfit he wore was similar to that of my bell hop outfit in Oz. I apologize.
