This is so ridiculous, couples who can tease eachother are real couples! If I was pregnant and my husband was teasing me about how 'huge' I was getting, I mean, COME ON! I would be the FIRST to comment on how huge I was getting, and probably blame him for it! ha ha.

People should lighten up.

Do you remember that Jerry O'Connell was in fact huge in his early career days?

But this whole thing is ridiculous. Maybe Rebecca's hormones are giving her a hard time and she overreacted hence his "apology".

was it hurtful or insulting? not really. but was it really necessary to point it out? no.

She probably is huge, she is having twins. Jerry is beyond excited and he loves his wife.

I know some people comment on their gf's/bf's looks jokingly and it's fine because it's their thing.

Geesh. Lighten up, people.

my boy and I joke around all the time, not in a mean way and its funny..If I was pregnant and he called me huge I would just comment on his short ass

It would hurt my feelings if my husband did that on national tv -- I mean, most women I know who gained an abnormal amount of weight during pregnancy were sensitive about it. I don't know if she has gained an abnormal amount of weight or not, but I would find it totally understandable either way if she was upset by his comment.

ok, she's pregnant...I think she has some issues she needs to get over!

It would be a different story if he was like "Oh yea my wife is getting really fat." But he didn't say anything like that! He comments on her tummy! From a BABY!

My bf and I joke about things like my morning hair (one day I WILL take a pic and post it because no matter what it's crazy when I wake up!), or his no shaving scrub face, or his eyebrows that need tending to every couple of days, or his balla hairs (2 little tiny dark thick hairs on his cheast that I want to rip out), or my farting (i do it a lot tee-hee)....geezzz

By the way, I understand that some couples make fun of each other and that's fine for them -- but it's not that way for everyone and who knows if it is for Rebecca and Jerry. My husband and I would never make fun of each other's physical imperfections. To us, that is mean.

shes having twins he probably just misspoke and what he really meant was how big her bump is getting everyday.

i'm sure he wouldnt' have said it if they hadn't already joked about it privately

if she was sensitive about her weight gain or didn't enjoy her pregnancy body then he was being rude, but i doubt he's that stupid!

but overall, when not pregnant, i don't think commenting on one's body is necessary in front of others, unless its extreme sincere flattery in an appropriate situation

being pregnant is not a physical imperfection.

you fall pregnant, you get bigger - embrace it.

Rude or not, a next-day public apology is not the right way to deal with this thing; he's unnecessarily drawing more attention to the issue. Rebecca could have responded in a funny way on the spot to her being 'huge' like: 'Well honey, that's what happens when you're pregnant!' or something.

sunday, I know what you mean and I'm sorry for the way I worded that -- I just have multiple friends who gained a ton of weight (like 70 lbs) when they were pregnant and they felt awful about it. they were so sensitive about it, I felt so bad for them and would hate for anyone to say anything that might make them feel worse!

Oh brother.

I just assumed that he was talking about her belly and face. It happens when you're pregnant. My cousin got huge when she had twins. We made comments about it all the time. Heck, I called her penguin! She did gain weight, but she had been underweight when she got pregnant so she gained about 5 pounds more than her normal weight. I hope that made sense. Anyway, I honestly didn't think he was talking about anything other then her bump which makes sense since that is what celebrity husbands talk about.

It depends. There's a fine line. If it's done affectionately, it's okay. If there is an undercurrent of hostility, ridicule, or mockery, etc, then it's NOT okay. Again, there's a fine line, and it makes a world of difference. JMHO.

I think every couple is different. Everyone knows how far they can "joke" before it turns into an emotional fiasco. Therefore-if you know that your significant other has a good sense of humor and won't be hurt-joke it up. But if you know that criticism is not their best strength then keep it zipped!

Okay, in private, I want my husband to be brutally honest with me. If my a** is wide, he should tell me. Even joking about it is cool.

But, if we're in public, he can say nothing except how awesome I am. LMAO

Seriously though, you don't put your better half down in public, it's not called for. That doesn't mean they need to do the "Oh my wife is the thinnest most beautiful woman I know!" but it DOES mean that when his friends say something about your fat a** he SURE as hell better defend you! He doesn't have to deny it (Cuz face it, my a** IS fat!) but he SHOULD say "Watch it buddy, that's my wife you're talking about!"

I agree with GlowingMoon, there is a fine line between a little hostility and pure innocent joking, whether the couple normally jokes or not.

I also agree with lawchick, I joke with S.O.'s, but I would be offended if they talked about our "personal" jokes on national t.v. It's not the joke, it's the public nature of it (which kind of makes it come off with hostility). I mean why would you tell random strangers something like that? That's weird.

Mykie7 said it better than me, "Seriously though, you don't put your better half down in public, it's not called for."

I don't think he meant to put her down, he was just saying that her belly is huge.

I think that it's also different because he said it in front of the universe, not just in front of her/a few friends. Plus I feel like if I were pregnant I'd probably be moody too so I can't blame her if it stressed her out, esp. since she's so gorgeous and pretty much known for having a hot bod.

wade, you are right, he probably didn't. And I think this "Apology" is for the benefit of the media NOT for his wife. If everything I've read about her is true, she probably wasn't bothered by the comment either. I'd bet it's MORE likely his publicist said it made him look like a cad, so he's saving face by apologizing.

Was Rebecca really upset by his comment? I mean, she's pregnant... of course she's going to be huge. She has a fantastic body and I'm sure she'll snap right back to her old size in no time. What's the big deal?

I think that it's okay to tease as long as it's all in good fun. It's not okay to be flat out rude and I probably wouldn't like my body being talked about like that on TV especially if I was already insecure about it pregnant or not.