Cringetastic: Star Jones, Apparently Unclear On Marlee Matlin’s Deafness, Whispers In Her Ear

It’s amazingly awful, so budget your time accordingly. You will want to watch this clip more than once. In a moment of delicious discomfort on Celebrity Apprentice, Star Jones decides to offer a suggestion to famously deaf actress Marlee Matlin. By whispering in her ear.

Matlin, who has an interpreter on the show, says through the interpreter (and by signing) “Star, I’m deaf, I can’t hear you.” It is truly every bit as bad as that sounds.

Watch it here, from NBC:

(h/t Gawker)

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