Andy Cohen is setting the record straight after Martina Navratilova stirred controversy with her remarks about surrogacy.
Last month, the tennis legend took to social media to share her strong disapproval, writing in a since-deleted post, “Surrogacy is just wrong. Sometimes you can’t have it all.” The statement sparked backlash and confusion, and fans have been waiting to hear what Cohen—who is a father to two children born via surrogate—had to say.
During the August 5 episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live, a listener brought up Martina’s comments, prompting Cohen to finally speak out. While he had previously asked Julia Lemigova, Martina’s wife, about the situation on Watch What Happens Live, he hadn’t yet addressed it personally, until now.
“Well, I asked Julia about this on Watch What Happens Live. Julia and I have discussed this offline,” Cohen said.
However, don’t expect a confrontation between Andy and Martina on air anytime soon. “Martina will not be at the Miami reunion, so I will not be asking Martina about this,” Cohen explained. Still, he acknowledged that the topic isn’t going away: “I’m sure it will come up again at the Miami reunion because, guess what? I believe Lisa Hochstein had major complications with her last pregnancy and possibly needed to use a surrogate.”
Though Martina won’t be present at the reunion, Andy didn’t shy away from addressing her comments directly. He noted that Julia told him the statements were taken out of context. But after reading the original post aloud, Cohen pushed back on that defense.
“‘Surrogacy is just wrong. Sometimes you can’t have it all.’ Well, here’s the deal,” Cohen said bluntly. “That’s just ill-informed and dumb. And yes, we will talk about it at the reunion.”
While it’s unclear if Navratilova plans to clarify or expand on her views, Cohen made it clear that he finds the take harmful, and that the conversation around surrogacy and reproductive rights is far from over.
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