Wilson Phillips Singer Makes Transphobic Comment on CBS's The Talk, Apologizes

Carnie Wilson repeatedly referred to Donald Sterling's mistress V. Stiviano as a man on Monday's episode of The Talk, then later said the statement was taken out of context.

On Monday's episode of CBS's The Talk, singer and television personality Carnie Wilson rattled a few cages after accusing Donald Sterling's companion V. Stiviano of being transgender, repeatedly referring to her as a man, and calling Stiviano "a he."

"This is going to sound really weird, but I was watching that tape," the Wilson Phillips singer said in reference to Stiviano's interview on ABC's 20/20. "First of all, it's so uncomfortable. I'm annoyed when I watch it. I think she's a 'he.'"

The studio audience — as well as a number of the panelists — began laughing, but cohost Aisha Tyler was quick to provide a disclaimer, saying, "This is Carnie's opinion, not the opinion of the CBS Corporation or its affiliates."

Wilson continued, saying, "There's a lot of plastic surgery, then she's like, 'I'm his right-hand man.' Man. Am I crazy to think that? OK. Whatever."

Wilson updated her Twitter account shortly after the show aired, contending that her comment was misunderstood, though she did not clarify what else she could have meant by calling Stiviano a man.

Today on @TheTalk_CBS I made a comment that was misunderstood about Donald Sterling's assistant. I LOVE EVERYONE- gay, straight, trans. — Carnie Wilson (@CarnieWilson) May 5, 2014

My heart feels heavy thinking that I offended some ppl saying that V looked like a man. Plz know I meant nothing ill or derogatory. Truth. — Carnie Wilson (@CarnieWilson) May 5, 2014

On Tuesday afternoon, Wilson made an effort to clarify her comments further, engaging the author of this piece on Twitter.

Wilson said her comments were intended to critique Stiviano's support for Sterling even after he launched into his racist diatribe. The comment about Stiviano's appearance was intended as a joke about the amount of plastic surgery Stiviano has apparently undergone, Wilson said.

In subsequent tweets, Wilson reaffirmed that she is not "phobic" towards anyone, and as the victim of bullying throughout her life, she holds no ill-will toward anyone.

See the conversation between the Advocate's trans issues correspondent and Wilson below:

See a sampling of the transphobic trend used to berate Stiviano on Twitter below:

#DonaldSterling 's side bitch looks like a tranny — 〽️ahi (@toolucrative) April 30, 2014

#DonaldSterling .....Dude....you're girlfriend looks like an Asian Tranny.....oops....was that a racist statement? — Michael McKinney (@kinmack) April 30, 2014

That broad looks like a straight tranny though hahahaha #DonaldSterling — Benny Blue (@bennyblueeyes) April 30, 2014