Comedian Stephen Fry Quits Twitter in Huff After Bag Lady Joke

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British comics are known for their biting humor, but BAFTA host Stephen Fry went a little too far in some peoples’ eyes when he called Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan a “bag lady” during the Sunday awards show.

Beavan had exited the stage after winning the costume design award for “Mad Max: Fury Road” when Fry quipped,  “Only one of the great cinematic costume designers would come to an awards ceremony dressed as a bag lady.”

Although he had attempted to explain that he and the 10-time Oscar nommed designer were friends and that she was in on the joke, he grew frustrated, tweeting, “Will all you sanctimonious f—ers f– the f– off Jenny Beavan is a friend and joshing is legitimate. Christ I want to leave the planet.”

He attempted to undo the damage by tweeting a photo of himself with Beavan at the afterparty, but Fry was »

- Pat Saperstein

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