Halle Berry Slams Radio Host Who Compared Black Celebs’ Skin Tones To ‘Toast’

Halle Berry slammed a radio host’s comments as ‘disgusting’ after he compared the skin tones of Black celebrities to toast.

You can hear an audio clip of the comments here:

Lederman went on to refer to people who have mixed white and Black ancestry as he said, ‘I need a little bit of mulatto still coming through.’

A co-host responded to Lederman by asking whether CBS News host Gayle King was in his ‘realm’, to which Lederman said, ‘No, Gayle King is not even on my toaster level.’

Berry took to social media to condemn Lederman’s comments yesterday, March 26, as she shared an audio recording of the radio show and labelled them ‘disgusting’.

She added, ‘It’s ridiculous this type of nonsense is still being broadcasted across airwaves. ALL Black women are beautiful and worthy, Rob Lederman.’

Lederman later issued an apology statement on Twitter in which he described his comments as ‘foolish and ignorant’.

He added, ‘After listening to what I said, and how it must have sounded to others, I was horrified. I 100% understand why people are justifiably angry. I made a mistake and it’s hard to look myself in the mirror, but I want to acknowledge it. I apologize from the deepest depths of who I am.’

The former radio host said that he had reached out to his local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) organisation, as well as friends from the African-American community and the Mayor’s office, to ‘seek their guidance and teaching.’