Jamie Foxx Accused of Transphobia as He Makes Fun of Bruce Jenner

Jamie Foxx has been accused of transphobia after making fun of Bruce Jenner and his reported gender transition into becoming a woman.

The actor made the inappropriate comment while hosting the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards which held at the Shrine Auditorium in LA on Sunday. He said:

'We have some groundbreaking performances here too tonight. We got Bruce Jenner, will be here doing some musical performances. He’s doing a his and her duet all by himself.'

Jamie then added: 'Look, I’m just busting your balls while I still can.'

Although Bruce has still yet to publicly discuss his rumored gender reassignment, it didn't stop host Foxx from receiving a backlash on Twitter over his remarks. Perez Hilton was first to tweet complaining:

Bruce Jenner's daughter Kylie was supposed to be attending the awards with her rapper boyfriend Tyga,  according to a picture posted before the event which showed placecards with their names attached to chairs at the venue. However, it's unclear if she showed up to the event since Kylie wasn't spotted on the red carpet Sunday night.

30 Mar 2015