Los Angeles, Oct 13 (PTI) Actor Jason Momoa hasapologised for a six-year-old joke he cracked about raping"beautiful women" in "Game of Thrones".
The 38-year-old actor has asked for the forgiveness ofhis fans and followers for the distasteful comments he madeduring a Comic-Con panel interaction in 2011, after a clipresurfaced online in wake of allegations of sexual harassmentagainst media mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Momoa, whose character Khal Drogo raped his wife DaenerysTargaryen (Emilia Clarke) in the HBO series, took to Instagramwhere he posted a apology note saying he is "still severelydisappointed in myself at the insensitivity of my remarks thatday".
"I awoke in Australia to the justified reactions by manypeople to a distasteful joke I made years ago in Hall H forwhich I am sorry... I know my sincerest apology won't takeaway those hurtful words.
"Rape and sexual harassment can reach anyone and I haveseen first-hand its painful torment among members of my ownfamily and friends," the actor wrote.
In the old clip, Momoa is heard saying about hisexperience of working on "GOT", "But as far as sci-fi andfantasy, I love that genre. There's so many things you can do,like rip someone's tongue out of their throat and get awaywith it... rape a beautiful woman, you know?"The actor's answer is met by audience's roaring laughterand fellow panelists facepalming alongside him as he goes onto call for another question. PTI RDSRDS.
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