London
(ANI):
Veteran
British
showman
Bruce
Forsyth
has
said
that
the
'Strictly
Come
Dancing" star
Anton
Du
Beke"s
use
of
the
offensive
term
'Paki"
for
his
show
partner
Laila
Rouass
was
wrong.
The
81-year-old
said
previously
told
Talksport
radio
that
the
race
row
was
being
taken
too
far.
But
in
a
recent
statement,
the
entertainer
clarified
his
views,
saying
he
does
not
"excuse
or
condone" racism,
reports
The
BBC.
He
said:
"I
have
been
asked
by
a
number
of
journalists
to
clarify
what
I
meant
and
am
therefore
issuing
this
statement
via
the
BBC,
though
I
must
emphasise
that
these
are
my
personal
views
and
not
necessarily
those
of
the
BBC.
"What
Anton
said
to
Laila
was
wrong
and
he
has
apologised
unreservedly
for
this.
Nor
do
I
in
any
way
excuse
or
condone
the
use
of
such
language.
To
be
absolutely
clear,
the
use
of
racially
offensive
language
is
never
either
funny
or
acceptable.
However,
there
is
a
major
difference
between
this
and
racist
comments
which
are
malicious
in
intent
and
whilst
I
accept
that
we
live
in
a
world
of
extraordinary
political
correctness,
we
should
keep
things
in
perspective."