Oscar-winning actress Sally Field followed comedian Samantha Bee’s apology Thursday with a tweet suggesting that her initial attack had not gone far enough. Saying that she liked Bee “a lot,” Field appeared to claim that the word she had used to describe first daughter Ivanka Trump was too good for her. I like Samantha Bee a lot, but she is flat wrong to call Ivanka a cunt. Cunts are powerful, beautiful, nurturing and honest. — Sally Field (@sally_field) May 31, 2018 Bee apologized for her comments in a tweet just an hour prior to Field’s, admitting, “it was inappropriate and inexcusable. I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it.” (RELATED: Sam Bee Apologizes For Vulgar Remark About Ivanka Trump) Thursday was not the first time Field backed someone who made vile attacks on women in the White House. Following Michelle Wolf’s widely-panned performance at April’s White House Correspondents Dinner, Field cheered her as “honest and brilliantly funny.” She then went on to claim that if discourse had gotten ugly, it was President Trump’s fault anyway.<doc-sep>TBS Comedian Samantha Bee dropped a very specific expletive on Full Frontal Wednesday night, but despite online calls to TBS to cancel her show, the network took ownership of the controversy Thursday, saying "it was our mistake too, and we regret it." In a segment lambasting the Trump administration's handling of immigration, particularly the separation of children and parents at the US border, Bee called out Ivanka Trump for not speaking out against her father's policies. Bee referred to Trump's daughter as a "feckless c***." That disparaging term brought an onslaught of online criticism, reminiscent of what occurred with Roseanne Barr this week after a racist Twitter tirade resulted in ABC canceling her reboot show. Like Barr, Bee issued an apology on Twitter, saying "I would like to sincerely apologize to Ivanka Trump and to my viewers for using an expletive on my show to describe her last night. It was inappropriate and inexcusable. I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it." I would like to sincerely apologize to Ivanka Trump and to my viewers for using an expletive on my show to describe her last night. It was inappropriate and inexcusable. I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it. — Samantha Bee (@iamsambee) May 31, 2018 Bee's Full Frontal tackles plenty of political stories, and she isn't afraid to drop cuss words in the pursuit of making a point. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders called Bee's comments "vile and vicious" and said, "Her disgusting comments and show are not fit for broadcast, and executives at Time Warner and TBS must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned on its network." TBS did speak out but didn't say anything about canceling the show, which first debuted in early 2016. "Samantha Bee has taken the right action in apologizing for the vile and inappropriate language she used about Ivanka Trump last night. Those words should not have been aired," said TBS, which has referred to Bee's series as a "buzz-generating, critically acclaimed show." Samantha Bee has taken the right action in apologizing for the vile and inappropriate language she used about Ivanka Trump last night. Those words should not have been aired. It was our mistake too, and we regret it. — TBS Network (@TBSNetwork) May 31, 2018 Full Frontal has a history of generating strong opinions from both liberals and conservatives. Fans of the show shared their support for Bee on Twitter, with Parks and Recreation actor Billy Eichner tweeting, "Honestly I think Samantha Bee was being generous." sigh. it was 100% appropriate. — Feckless Covfefe (@OpenIntro) May 31, 2018 Honestly I think Samantha Bee was being generous. — billy eichner (@billyeichner) May 31, 2018 Full Frontal sponsor Autotrader wasn't so forgiving. The car classifieds site pulled its sponsorship of the show, saying "the comments expressed by Samantha Bee were offensive and unacceptable and do not reflect the views of our company." Thank you to those who reached out regarding our sponsorship of Full Frontal. The comments expressed by Samantha Bee were offensive and unacceptable and do not reflect the views of our company. As a result, we have suspended our sponsorship of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. — Autotrader (@AutoTrader_com) May 31, 2018 Insurance company State Farm also suspended its advertising, says it's reviewing future ad placements, according to The Wrap. Credit card company Discover, however, has chosen to remain, saying on Twitter, "Our media buys consistently change and reflect the diverse content and audiences we serve. Editorial direction and content are created by the individual program. " Thank you for reaching out! As a national brand, our ads run on national broadcast, cable, digital, social, outdoor media, and just about everywhere in-between. Our media buys consistently change and reflect the diverse content and audiences we serve. Editorial direction... 1/2 — Discover (@Discover) May 31, 2018 Bee's use of the expletive and the ensuing conversation around it has been trending on Twitter all day, fueled in part by comparisons to the Roseanne situation. It's a perfect storm of politics, entertainment, social media and outrage. First published May 31, 1:08 p.m. PT. Update, May 31 at 3:04 p.m. PT: Adds to include sponsorship statements from State Farm and Discover. Culture: Your hub for everything from film and television to music, comics, toys and sports. Technically Literate: Original works of short fiction with unique perspectives on tech, exclusively on CNET.<doc-sep>Samantha Bee thanked her bosses at the Turner network for their continued support after the Full Frontal host was forced to apologize for calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless c***" and suggesting that her father, the president, was sexually attracted to his own daughter. Bee was picking up a Television Academy Honors award Thursday night, after a day of furor over her Full Frontal tirade against Ivanka, with demands from the White House for TBS, on which the show airs, to cancel it. Others are calling for an advertiser boycott. "You know, the thing is, our show is steeped in passion," Bee said during her acceptance speech at the event in Hollywood, reported IndieWire. "Every week I strive to show the world as I see it, unfiltered. Sometimes I should probably have a filter. I accept that. I take it seriously when I get it right, and I do take responsibility when I get it wrong." Bee concluded by thanking the executives at Turner, saying "you always have our back, and we appreciate that so deeply." It was at the end of a Full Frontal segment on the U.S. government separating immigrant children from their parents that Bee made her controversial comments. Bee was highlighting the plight of illegal immigrant children torn from their families and sometimes held in deplorable conditions, a situation she said was getting "so much worse" under the Trump administration's crackdown, though she noted that it predated him. She was also responding to recent reports that the federal government had lost 1,500 undocumented children in its care. "After decades of ignoring the issue, Americans are finally paying attention," Bee said. "Well, most of us. Ivanka Trump, who works at the White House, chose to post the second most oblivious tweet we've seen this week." That tweet was a picture posted to Twitter by Ivanka of her and and her 2-year-old son Theodore. Amid reports of the maltreatment of immigrant children, critics accused her of insensitivity. "You know, Ivanka, that's a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad's immigration practices, you feckless c***?" Bee said. "He listens to you. Put on something tight and low-cut and tell your father to f****** stop it. Tell him it was an Obama thing and see how it goes, OK?" The Primetime Emmy Award winner was playing on the lurid joke that President Trump finds his own daughter sexually attractive, following his past comments about her being "voluptuous," that it was OK to call her a "piece of a**" and that if he wasn't related to Ivanka he'd be dating her. "I would like to sincerely apologize to Ivanka Trump and to my viewers for using an expletive on my show to describe her last night," Bee said in a statement after the show sparked a backlash. "It was inappropriate and inexcusable. I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it." TBS also apologized in its own statement and said it was partially responsible. "Samantha Bee has taken the right action in apologizing for the vile and inappropriate language she used about Ivanka Trump last night," the network said. "Those words should not have been aired. It was our mistake too, and we regret it."<doc-sep>
Samantha Bee may have apologized to Ivanka Trump after calling her a 'feckless c**t' but a number of celebrities have since come out in support of the comedian and some have even agreed with her controversial comments. Bee apologized to Ivanka and her viewers on Thursday for using the obscenity to describe the president's daughter on her TBS show Full Frontal the previous night. The comedian used the slur towards the end of a segment about President Trump's immigration policies as she urged Ivanka to speak to her father about systems that separate children from their parents. Several celebrities have come out in support of Samantha Bee even since she apologized for calling Ivanka Trump a 'feckless c**t' on her Full Frontal show on Wednesday night 'You know, Ivanka, that's a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad's immigration practices, you feckless c***,' she said after showing a photo of Ivanka and her toddler son Theodore. The incident quickly thrust Bee into the middle of the nation's political divide with the White House slamming the comments as 'vile and vicious'. But a handful of celebrities backed Bee with fellow comedian Kathy Griffin being among the first. 'Please do not be hard on @iamsambee for apologizing. While I was hoping she wouldn't, I know first hand what it's like being put through the Trump wood chipper..what she's going through right now is crazy. All for a bleeped word. Comics held to higher standards than the president,' Griffin tweeted. Actress Sally Field also weighed in and even had a go at Ivanka herself, saying: 'I like Samantha Bee a lot, but she is flat wrong to call Ivanka a c**t. C**ts are powerful, beautiful, nurturing and honest.' Comedian Billy Eichner wrote: 'Honestly I think Samantha Bee was being generous'. Meanwhile some famous faces were quick to compare the controversy to that experienced by Roseanne Barr following her racist tweet scandal that resulted in her ABC show being canceled. 'Ha! The White House today, still not denouncing Roseanne’s racism, tries to confuse the issue by going after Samantha Bee’s brilliant rant against Ivanka last night,' filmmaker Michael Moore said. High-profile attorney Lisa Bloom tweeted: 'OK, but a white woman (Roseanne) invoking slavery-era racism about a black woman is miles away from a woman using the "c" word to insult another woman. Neither comic was 'kidding,' really. Sam's point was true: Ivanka has not helped immigrant kids. Roseanne's was a flat out lie.' Bee, a former correspondent on 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart whose own show has been one of TBS' big successes since it started in 2016, had earlier apologized saying that her language was 'inappropriate and inexcusable'. 'I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it,' she said. Before the apology, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders called Bee's language 'vile and vicious' and said executives at TBS and corporate parent Time Warner needed to demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of the administration would not be condoned. TBS said Bee had taken the right step in apologizing. 'Samantha Bee has taken the right action in apologizing for the vile and inappropriate language she used about Ivanka Trump last night. Those words should not have been aired. It was our mistake too, and we regret it,' the network said in a statement. The network made no mention of any disciplinary action. Autotrader and State Farm both pulled sponsorship of Bee's late-night comedy show on Thursday following her controversial comments.