Foxtel CEO apologises to Emilia Clarke for his remarks on her.

After facing the ire of fans, the TV CEO apologised to the actress for calling her a 'short, dumpy girl'.

Australia-based broadband company Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany recently came under fire...

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...for his offensive comments to 'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke.

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The spokesperson of Foxtel Group clarified by saying, CEO's comments were misunderstood, causing a backlash.

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According to local news outlet Crikey, the executive made the offensive comment on Tuesday (August 16) during...

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...the Australia premiere of 'House of the Dragon', a spin-off of the popular HBO series.

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Delany was sharing his initial reaction to the popular show, in which Clarke portrayed the character...

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...of Daenerys Targaryen and Khaleesi, when he first started watching it.

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He was quoted as saying, "I was like, 'What's this show with the short, dumpy girl walking into the fire?'."

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In Australia, Foxtel was the official broadcaster of the eight-season-long 'Games of Thrones'. The first episode of the prequel series was also released on Foxtel on Sunday.

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