Kelly Ripa defends herself on Instagram after joking that her son lives in ‘extreme poverty’

October 26, 2019 Off By WhoThatCelebsRS

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Kelly Ripa defended a joke she made about her college-attending sons financial situation on !

The daytime talk show host appeared on the late-night talk show Tuesday and discussed with Kimmel the trials of her son, Michael Consuelos, living on his own in Brooklyn, New York. The 22-year-old, who attends New York University, is learning about adulthood by diving in, according to Ripa.

I think he loves the freedom, Ripa joked. He hates paying his own rent, and hes chronically poor. I dont think he ever really experienced extreme poverty like now. Now that hes living on his own, hes called three times.

Many on social media didnt like Ripa, a wealthy and successful celebrity, making light of true-to-life poverty.

Ripa, whos married to actor Mark Consuelos, dismissed the backlash on Wednesday, providing a rebuttal in the comments section an Instagram post of her and her son.

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When your son gives you a job…….💕🎬💫👁 #filmschool #tvshow #producer

A post shared by Kelly Ripa (@kellyripa) on Oct 20, 2019 at 2:14pm PDT

Michael goes to college and is a senior and works full time, she wrote. He is in his first non-parent subsidized apt with roommates. Im used to getting a lot of slack because people love to have fake outrage over something they didnt see.

They only read a headline and wag their tired fingers. I didnt grow up privileged and neither did @instasuelos [husband Mark Consueloss Instagram handle]. We work and we expect our kids to as well. And the fact that a pack of fools want to b***h about that, i say let em.

Poverty in New York City is defined as living off less than $11,500 annually, or $23,021 a year for a family of four. Ripa reportedlytakes home $20 million per season for hosting her daytime talk showLive! It costs about $76,000 to attend NYU for one school year, according to CNBC.