Billy Bush Was Reportedly Caught Making A Crude Joke About Kendall Jenner: ‘There Were A Lot Of Woodies’

07.01.2023 - 02:59 / usmagazine.com

The hot mic strikes again. Billy Bush reportedly made a vulgar joke about Kendall Jenner’s 2016 Halloween costume when she dressed up as a risqué version of Jessie from Toy Story.

“Kendall goes as Jessie and, believe me, there were a lot of woodies,” the Extra host, 51, quipped in an audio clip from October 2022 that was obtained by The Daily Beast on Friday, January 6. The joke, which was followed by laughter, seemingly alluded to the main character of the iconic children’s film, Woody, played by Tom Hanks.

Telepictures, a division of Warner Bros. that produces Extra, issued a statement to Variety about Bush’s comments on Friday. “As with many forms of production in the entertainment industry, the show’s creative process allows the flexibility to try different jokes and banter. In the end, some material lands on the cutting room floor, including remarks that may be too edgy to air on broadcast television,” the message read.

Bush’s comments about the model, 27, are reminiscent of his infamous Access Hollywood tape with Donald Trump from 2005, which surfaced during the 2016 presidential election. The radio host and the former Apprentice star, 76, had a lewd conversation where Trump bragged about groping women without their consent.

After the tape made headlines,NBC fired Bushfrom his role on the Today show in October 2016. Meanwhile, the former reality star went on to defeat Hillary Clinton and was elected president that same year. It wasn’t until May 2017 that the TV host broke his silence on the scandal.

“When you have a big, traumatic event, you go through stages, and it led to acceptance and understanding,” he said to The Hollywood Reporter at the time. “And then I found myself in a place of soul searching. And I developed