Nikki Glaser apologizes to disabled trans influencer for crude joke

Comedian Nikki Glaser apologized to a disabled transgender influencer named Briel Adams-Wheatley, who was born with no limbs, for making a crude joke about her genitalia at a recent show in Washington state.

The joke was not filmed, but according to the LGBTQ+ news website Them, a follower DMed Adams-Wheatley about it and she posted about it on her Instagram story on Thursday. "She did give you lots of [compliments] about your talent and beauty and confidence," the direct message read. "She said that already having a hard life with no limbs but still decided to transition.. then something about you had to since you rubbed your penis off with the way you drag yourself across the room. I booed her big time.”

Adams-Wheatley, who has over 1.5 million followers on her account @no_limbs_, shared a screenshot of this DM and wrote, "@nikkiglaser Why are you making comments about what is or is not in my pants? I bought tickets for your show in November, and now I’m really rethinking my plans.”

After Glaser became aware of the influencer's reaction, according to JustJared, she responded and apologized, writing, "Hey girl. I’m so sorry this got back to you like this.

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/entertainment/