Priyanka Chopra Jonas has reacted to Rosie O’Donnell‘s public apology following the TV host’s recent blunder when she mistakenly referred to the actress as the daughter of Deepak Chopra.
On Sunday, the comedian, 59, apologized for her mistake as she addressed the awkward encounter with Priyanka, 39, and her husband, Nick Jonas, in a TikTok video.
However, while apologizing to the pair, O’Donnell also referred to Priyanka as “the Chopra wife,” instead of by name.
Priyanka acknowledged the incident on Wednesday and subsequently shared her “thoughts” in a statement posted to her Instagram Story.
“I have never taken myself so seriously to think everyone would know who I am, or my work for that matter,” she wrote.
“But if you wanted to make a public apology for a very awkward private encounter, I think probably best to take the time to google my name before doing it or even try to reach out directly.”
The Baywatch star continued, “We ALL deserve to be respected for our unique individuality and not be referred to as ‘someone’ or ‘wife’ especially in a sincere apology. If we can learn to respect our differences in an authentic way, the world we raise our children in, will be amazing.”
Priyanka also explained that her last name Chopra is common in her community, adding, “not all Chopra’s are related to the great Deepak, just as not all Smith’s are related to the legendary Will Smith.”
O’Donnell, her son and his girlfriend, as well as Fran Drescher, had been seated next to Priyanka and Nick, 29, during a recent visit to Nobu Malibu. In her apology video, the former talk show host said she had “always assumed” that Priyanka was related to Deepak.
Amid the backlash, O’Donnell issued a second apology on TikTok to the Quantico actress and further clarified the interaction.
O’Donnell concluded her message, “Anyway, Priyanka is her name. Priyanka — I hope I’m pronouncing that right. I just want to apologize to her and to everyone who thought that it was really inappropriate of me. Sorry, sometimes I f— up. I did at Nobu.”
