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Jimmy Kimmel under fire for questioning Megan Fox’s pregnancy

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The Huffington Post wrote an article attacking host Jimmy Kimmel for his line of questioning with Tuesday night guest Megan Fox.

Titled “Dear Jimmy Kimmel, Megan Fox’s Pregnancy Is None of Your Business,” the article delves into Kimmel’s questions to Fox, who recently announced she’s pregnant.

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Fox, 30, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and shared information about her third pregnancy, prompting Kimmel to ask why she didn’t tell him during her earlier February appearance on the show.

“Do you feel like I owe you that sort of intimate information?” she asked.

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“Yes, I do,” he replied.

The Huffington Post didn’t find the joke funny, and wrote the blog post about how women shouldn’t feel the pressure to announce their pregnancy to anybody.

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Kimmel replied on Twitter in a straightforward manner:

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Indeed, Fox didn’t seem to mind the line of questioning (and went off on her own strange baby tangent), but some women took to Twitter to say how offended they were by the interview. Others defended Kimmel.

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Decide for yourself if the interview was out of line — a brief snippet of the segment is in the video, above.

 

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