TIME is getting dragged for this weird tweet about Amal Clooney's baby bump during her speech on ISIS
TIME is getting dragged after tweeting about Amal Clooney's "baby bump" while she was delivering a powerful speech at the United Nations (UN) about ISIS.
TIME tweeted: "Amal Clooney shows off her baby bump at the United Nations," and linked to an article published on TIME Motto about her "chic pregnancy look." "The mom-to-be (who also happens to be married to George Clooney) stepped out outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Wednesday, showing off her baby bump in a dark gray pencil skirt and matching cropped blazer," read the article on Clooney (written by People magazine) published on TIME Motto, a platform aimed at women.
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The human rights lawyer was at the UN headquarters in New York on International Women's Day for an event titled "The Fight against Impunity for Atrocities: Bringing Da'esh to Justice." Clooney delivered a stirring speech, warning the UN not to let ISIS "get away with genocide." "Don't let this be another Rwanda where you regret doing too little too late," warned Clooney. TIME's tweet about the lawyer's baby bump did not go down well on Twitter, and many flocked to point out the real reason behind Clooney's visit to the UN. Hint: it had nothing to do with flaunting her baby bump.
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"Get your shit together," read one tweet.
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Some questioned whether TIME was serious.
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And, one Twitter user summed up what everyone was thinking.
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TIME did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment.
UPDATE: March 10, 2017, 4:02 p.m. GMT A spokesperson for TIME responded to Mashable's request for comment. The spokesperson said the publisher had amended the headline on the article to read: "Amal Clooney Addresses United Nations on ISIS."
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