It's not so much an apology, more a slightly patronising "What?! I didn't say that, that's not what I meant, you're just super, the best ever. I didn't call you fat, love you and your work, can't wait for the next thingy."
By way of a recap: the creative director for Chanel came under fire earlier this week after he took aim at the Grammy Award-winning star's figure. He offered the following as guest editor for Metro: "The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice."
But he now insists that his comments were taken "out of context", and that he is actually a huge fan of the 'Someone Like You' singer.
He told the newspaper today: 'I'd like to say to Adele that I am your biggest admirer. Sometimes when you take a sentence out of the article it changes the meaning of the thought. I actually prefer Adele, she is my favourite singer and I am a great admirer of her. I lost over 30 kilos over 10 years ago and have kept it off (yay you). I know how it feels when the press is mean to you in regards to your appearance. Adele is a beautiful girl. She is the best. And I can't wait for her next CD."
Moving on to the subject of rapper M.I.A's "controversial" finger flipping at Sunday's Super Bowl, 'cause you just can't stop Karl from talking, the fashion guru admits he did not find it all that shocking. He said: "Nowadays people give the middle finger quite quickly - it's not the best behaviour. Everybody does that, what's new about that? It's just become a bad habit. People in magazines are 50 per cent bimbo and 50 per cent pregnant women."
You're all going "Hah?" right now, aren't you. Well, that's the quote verbatim, thus proving that Karl Lagerfeld is bats. That's why he wears those glasses all the time, 'cause his eyes have rolled right back just to display images of the newly svelte him directly to his brain. Or perhaps he's just proving how direct quotes can be taken "out of context"...
Of the incident (him calling her "a little too fat", not him calling M.I.A. unoriginal, or randomly giving a shout out to the thick and pregnant), Adele said: "I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that."
