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<ul class="summary-list"><li>In an open letter published by Deadline, British TV director <keyword id="2582545" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tristram-Shapeero">Tristram Shapeero</keyword> has apologized for his comments during "<keyword id="19787" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="euphoria">Euphoria</keyword>" actor <keyword id="10307861" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="lukas-gage">Lukas Gage</keyword>'s viral audition video.</li><li>"First and foremost I offer Mr. Gage a sincere and unvarnished apology for my offensive words," he writes before saying that his comments were, in fact, an "appreciation" of actors who continue to work during the pandemic.</li><li>Gage posted the audition clip on Instagram over the weekend. In it, Shapeero can be heard saying, "These poor people live in these tiny apartments," before Gage quickly informs him he's unmuted.</li><li>The video now has over nine million views on Instagram alone, and Gage has received praise for his quick-witted, classy response. </li></ul>British director Tristram Shapeero has apologized after appearing to insult the size of "Euphoria" actor Lukas Gage's apartment during a now-viral video audition.Shapeero was not identified in Gage's post, but in an <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/11/tristram-shapeero-director-lukas-gage-audition-video-speaks-out-apologizes-explains-comments-1234620941/">open letter published by Deadline</a>, he has decided to take responsibility for the comments and apologize, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/11/23/director-tristram-shapeero-no-apology-lukas-gage-zoom-call/">despite telling a journalist for TMZ</a> on Monday that he had didn't have "any apology" because he "didn't say anything bad.""First and foremost I offer Mr. Gage a sincere and unvarnished apology for my offensive words," he writes. "My unprofessional behavior during the audition and for not giving him the focus and attention he deserved. My job is to evaluate performers against the part I am trying to cast. Lukas deserved better.<div type="image" title="As Eddie's first school dance approaches, Louis is determined to make the night as perfect as a John Hughes film. Meanwhile, Jessica spends the day with Grandma Huang in hopes of getting on her good side so she will invest in her new business venture, on &quot;Fresh Off the Boat,&quot; TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Television Network. (Photo by Tyler Golden/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)" height="1066" width="1422" msid="79389153" hostid="261"></div>Shapeero, who has previously directed episodes of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," and "Community" continues on to say that the audition took place in August, and he claims that his criticisms were not based on Gage's financial situation but were instead an "appreciation" of the conditions actors are forced to work in during the pandemic."I was using the word 'poor' in the sense of deserving sympathy, as opposed to any economic judgment," he continued."My words were being spoken from a genuine place of appreciation for what the actors were having to endure, stuck in confined spaces, finding it within themselves to give a role-winning performance under these conditions."In the cringe-worthy clip, which Gage shared over the weekend, Shapeero, seemingly unaware that his mic was un-muted, can be heard saying: "These poor people live in these tiny apartments. Like I'm looking at his, you know, background, and he's got his TV."To which Gage, wincing, replies: "I know it's a s---ty apartment. But that's why ... give me this job and I'll get a better one."The audition clip now has over nine million views and Gage who has just over 45,000 Twitter followers has received support from fans and fellow actors.Comedian Billy Eichner commented on the video saying: "Actors are often (not always but often) treated like garbage and taken advantage of because 'we're just lucky to have a job' and 'we're gonna take the job anyway' etc etc. It's very fucked up."Director Judd Apatow reposted the video and said: "As a young man I would have dreamed of an apartment like this one. Look at that sweet flat screen! The guitar! The moldings!"Bella Thorne also made a similar note and praised Gage for his quick-witted response. She said: "Ur place looks nice?!?! What's he expecting from a working actor?? Ur response is amazing."<div type="image" title="unnamed" height="255" width="828" msid="79389155" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/11/23/tristram-shapeero-mystery-director-caught-trashing-lukas-gages-apartment/">PageSix reports</a> that Gage did not get the job he auditioned for, but is now shooting on location in Hawaii with Molly Shannon.Read More: <a href="https://www.insider.com/lukas-gage-shares-video-twitter-director-unmuted-2020-11">'Euphoria' star Lukas Gage tweeted a video that appears to show a director 's--- talking' his apartment before an audition</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/hbo-euphoria-fans-sharing-moments-from-high-school-experiences-2019-6">HBO's 'Euphoria' has fans sharing their own gritty high school experiences</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/actors-who-didnt-get-popular-movie-roles-2018-11?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">10 stars who auditioned for popular movie roles but didn't get them</a>

TV director apologizes after video of him insulting 'Euphoria' actor's 'tiny' apartment during audition goes viral

Eric Liebowitz / NetflixTituss Burgess parodies Beyoncé's "Lemonade" film and album on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."Spoilers below if you haven't watched episode two of the second season of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," titled "Kimmy's Roommate Lemonades." "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" put a lot of consideration into its homage to Beyoncé's internet-breaking "Lemonade" album and film (or, if you prefer, "visual album")."Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" stars Ellie Kemper as Kimmy, who has restarted her life in New York City after being held captive for 15 years by a crazy cult leader. Kimmy's over-the-top roommate is Titus (Tituss Burgess)."Titus very rarely lets people see the real Titus and I think Kimmy is someone who gets to see that over the years," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" cocreator Robert Carlock recently told Business Insider. "A big goal for Titus this season is kind of taking that armor of fabulousness off, but not at the expense of the character and what he was going through."On the second season of the Netflix comedy, which debuts Friday, Titus hits a rough patch with his boyfriend Mikey (Mike Carlsen) and they end up breaking up. The show's producers knew that Titus would need to express his feelings about the relationship's end in an epic way."We asked ourselves how Titus would deal with this kind of thing," Carlock said. "He would have to express it with the fabulousness of Beyoncé. So in the same way that visual album told a story, we wanted to use it as a framework to tell Titus' similar journey. So to us that was his story in the episode and it wasn't going to be just a little copy of 'Lemonade.'"The show went all out. Cocreator Tina Fey wrote the episode and her husband, composer Jeff Richmond, wrote and composed the episode's songs."We had a lot of meetings about what visual things do we want to try and parallel to make that connection the real album deals with and connecting into the similar journey Titus has," Carlock said.Helmed by veteran TV director Tristram Shapeero, the episode <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/how-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidts-lemonade-homage-cam-255594" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">parodied the underwater opening for "Hold Up"</a> by shooting at a Jewish Community Center's pool and replacing the women from Beyoncé's take with Barbie dolls, which Titus collects on the show. The show also shot with an actual city bus at its soundstages in Greenpoint, Brooklyn."Tristram Shapeero also directed the pilot and has done a bunch of episodes for us," Carlock said of the director. "He just went in with a very clear plan about how to do our version."In the same vein of Beyoncé's project, the show producers wanted to keep the parody secret. It was tough and almost got out while they were shooting on the street in Brooklyn. Someone from a local business posted a few seconds of Burgess in the yellow dress on Instagram."One of our producers went to the business and asked them to please take it down, which I think they did very nicely," Carlock said. "We didn't want that to get out too soon. But it's tricky to be walking around Brooklyn breaking car windows in a giant yellow dress and try to keep it a secret. Although, you know, New York absorbs that kind of stuff pretty easily."Watch part of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's" take on "Lemonade" below:<h3>More from Jethro Nededog:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/matthew-perry-friends-worst-chandler-storyline-2017-5" rel="nofollow">Matthew Perry reveals the 'Friends' storyline he had to kill</a></li><li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/harry-styles-carpool-karaoke-james-corden-2017-5" rel="nofollow">Harry Styles gets emotional 'in a cool way' for James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke'</a></li><li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/most-talked-about-new-shows-2017-5" rel="nofollow">The 10 most talked-about new TV shows right now</a></li><li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/master-of-none-dating-app-pickup-line-2017-5" rel="nofollow">How 'Master of None' came up with the perfect pickup line for dating apps</a></li><li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-slams-fox-news-trump-comey-coverage-2017-5" rel="nofollow">Trevor Noah: Why Fox News' coverage of Trump is 'aggressively ignorant'</a></li></ul> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/first-trailer-netflix-marvel-defenders-daredevil-iron-fist-jessica-jones-luke-cage-powerman-2017-5">Netflix and Marvel just dropped the first 'The Defenders' trailer - and it looks amazing</a></h3> Please enable Javascript to watch this video

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