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Jerry Seinfeld Apologizes For “Sexual Undertones” In ‘Bee Movie’ During Duke Commencement Address: “But I Would Not Change It”


Despite many walking out on Jerry Seinfeld's Duke Commencement Address, the stand-up comedian still delivered his speech and apologized for the "sexual undertones" in Bee Movie.

Despite many walking out on Jerry Seinfeld ‘s Duke Commencement Address, the stand-up comedian still delivered his speech and apologized for the “sexual undertones” in Bee Movie. “If any of you felt slightly uncomfortable about the sexual undertones in the relationship between Barry the bee and Vanessa, the florist who saves his life, I would like to apologize for that now.” Although Seinfeld admires the current generation for their “ambitions to create a more just and inclusive society” and for not wanting to hurt other people’s feelings, he advised the graduating class not to lose their sense of humor.

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