Vivica Fox Explains Comments About How Ivanka Trump Insulted Her On 'Celebrity Apprentice'

Actress Vivica A. Fox has denied she called Ivanka Trump a racist after the former first daughter made a controversial comment while on the NBC program “The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2015.

Appearing Friday on the “People Every Day” podcast, Fox addressed a resurfaced clip that suggested she had called Trump a racist.

Fox, 57, had appeared on the series to raise money for the Best Buddies charity. Following a challenge presentation, Trump had told Fox’s group, “You all speak very well.”

The comment caused a stir on Twitter from users who thought Trump’s comment was racist. Fox, however, told podcast host Janine Rubenstein that Trump was “complimenting” the group’s presentation.

“You know Black Twitter; they don’t play no games. Black Twitter got upset with Ivanka’s response and [was] like, ‘What do you mean they can speak well, are you insulting them? That’s racist,’” Fox said.

Fox insisted she never used the term when referring to Trump or the incident. “I did not call Ivanka Trump a racist,” Fox said.

Fox has previously touched on Trump’s comment. In May, she appeared on an episode of the E! series “For Real: The Story of Reality TV,” and referenced the incident.

“I’ll never forget that when I did ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ and Ivanka Trump, she said, ‘Wow, you speak very well,’” Fox told Andy Cohen.

“No, Andy. I hate to say it. I don’t think she knew at the time that she was insulting us. I really think that she thought she was complimenting us. That it was like, ‘Oh, wow, you guys are intelligent.’”

In her most recent reflection of the controversial comment, Fox insisted she would not have hesitated to confront Trump in that moment if she felt disrespected by her comment.