Harris tweeted his confusion over the identity of the show's backstage host, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Bloom, and his son's critique of her dialogue. Bloom then responded that she had met Harris, a former Tony host and musical theater mainstay, several times and that her husband had even written an episode of "How I Met Your Mother":
I'm a big fan of yours. We've met numerous times and my husband, Dan Gregor, wrote for "How I Met Your Mother" for 5 years. Notably, he wrote the episode where your character finally meets his father.
— Rachel Bloom (@Racheldoesstuff) June 11, 2018
And in a recent GQ interview, Bloom admitted she was "kind of devastated" by Harris' tweet, especially since they run in similar musical theater circles. Now, Harris has finally apologized:
Sincere apologies to @Racheldoesstuff for my Tony tweet. I failed to research her before pressing 'send', and what I thought was a funny comment in our living room must have been far from funny to read, backstage, mid show. As a performer and a parent, I should have know better.
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) June 13, 2018
Bloom instantly replied, "Hi, thank you for this! Apology accepted."
Even if Harris didn't do what she suggested in the GQ interview: Promote her show.
"He could check out an episode of the musical TV show 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' — which is, right now, the only musical show on television. And tell his 27 million Twitter followers to check it out," she said. "I wouldn't hate that!"
