Kylie Jenner got dragged by a number of people on Twitter last weekend when she threw a birthday party for her friend Anastasia Karanikolaou with The Handmaid's Tale theme, and now one of the show's stars is speaking out.
Bradley Whitford, who plays Joseph Lawrence on the hit Hulu series, was on CBS' The Talk on Tuesday, where he didn't pull any punches.
'I don't know... seems a little tacky,' Whitford said, which drew applause from the studio audience who saw photos of the party in the background.
Bradley speaks: Bradley Whitford, who plays Joseph Lawrence on the hit Hulu series, was on CBS' The Talk on Tuesday, where he didn't pull any punches about Kylie Jenner's party
Kylie's party: Kylie Jenner got dragged by a number of people on Twitter last weekend when she threw a birthday party for her friend Anastasia Karanikolaou with The Handmaid's Tale theme
'You know, that costume is so kind of iconic, and it’s interesting how it’s changed from initially a sort of symbol of oppression – to now, as the show is moving ahead to a symbol of resistance,' he added.
'So, yeah, cocktail party seems to sort of dash all that significance,' Whitford added.
He also spoke about working with his fiancee, Amy Landecker] this season, which he joked is, 'like a honeymoon in Gilead.'
Iconic: 'You know, that costume is so kind of iconic, and it’s interesting how it’s changed from initially a sort of symbol of oppression – to now, as the show is moving ahead to a symbol of resistance,' he added
Party: 'So, yeah, cocktail party seems to sort of dash all that significance,' Whitford added
'We do not have scenes together. She plays the Gilead mother of June's baby. She's wonderful at it. And the executive producer [Elisabeth Moss] didn't even realize that we were engaged.'
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