Last week, Good Morning America anchor Lara Spencer mocked Prince George's school curriculum, laughing at the fact that he is taking ballet. She claimed that Prince William has shared that "Prince George absolutely loves ballet," and said, "I have news for you Prince William, we’ll see how long that lasts."

After receiving significant backlash, she has since apologized for the segment, twice. On her Instagram account, Spencer wrote: "My sincere apologies for an insensitive comment I made in pop news yesterday. From ballet to anything one wants to explore in life, I say GO FOR IT. I fully believe we should all be free to pursue our passions. Go climb your mountain-and love every minute of it."

Spencer also made a statement on air Monday morning. "I screwed up. I did," she said. "It was stupid and I am deeply sorry. I’ve spoken with several members of the dance community over the past few days."

The GMA anchor host: "For me the lesson is that words hurt, and it was not my intention, but it was insensitive and I thank you all for giving me the opportunity to apologize personally to you and for you guys coming in here to talk to me and to educate me and, again, I’m really sorry."

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.@LaraSpencer apologizes for her comments about boys and dance and sits down with 3 celebrated ballet dancers: “It has been a true education for me.” pic.twitter.com/bYJUvVGaXK — Good Morning America (@GMA) August 26, 2019

Her response this morning comes after members of the dance community rallied around Prince George and other male dancers over the weekend on social media. The hashtag #boysdancetoo took off on Instagram, with dancers around the world supporting the young royal. See a few of the hundreds of posts below:

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Gene Kelly's widow Patricia Ward Kelly also weighed in on the conversation, though not on social media. She sent an open letter to Spencer, writing:

Gene would be devastated to know that 61 years after his ground-breaking work the issue of boys and men dancing is still the subject of ridicule—and on a national network. ABC must do better.

Kensington Palace has yet to respond to the controversy.

Caroline Hallemann Senior Digital News Editor As the senior digital news editor for Town & Country, Caroline Hallemann covers everything from the British royal family to the latest episodes of Outlander, Killing Eve, and The Crown.

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