While he managed to outgrow this Miss Universe mistake quite gracefully, Steve Harvey would fall into controversy once again in 2017 – only this time his intentions were clear.
According to Variety, a memo from Harvey instructing his daytime talk show staff to stop “ambushing” him in the office went viral, inciting public backlash over its harsh tone.
The host would later admit to Entertainment Tonight that he “probably should’ve handled it a little bit differently,” but did not regret the request, adding that he “didn’t want to be in this prison anymore where I had to be in this little room, scared to go out and take a breath of fresh air without somebody approaching me.”