Jenna Talackova's Attorney Gloria Allred Fires Back at Donald Trump: "Stop Being Focused on Genitals"

During an interview with Barbara Walters on tonight's 20/20, the two Hollywood legal powerhouse jabs at the business mogul's comments

By Bruna Nessif Apr 07, 2012 3:12 AMTags

Wait, we thought everything was OK now?

After a heated controversy surrounding Canada's transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova's disqualification from the Miss Universe competition for not being a "naturally born female," we learned that Donald Trump decided to revise the organization's policies and allow transgender women to enter and compete.

But even with all that squared away, he brought up another point during tonight's 20/20 that didn't sit well with the others...

"We looked at the laws of Canada, and we looked at the laws of the United States, and every country is different, but it was obvious to us that she was entitled to compete," Trump told Barbara Walters.

Then, Trump added that it was brought to his attention that if you put Jenna's (born Walter Talackova) name together, you get "JENNATAL," or genital, which got him questioning if there was an ulterior motive there.

Well, Talackova's attorney Gloria Allred had her own two cents about that comment.

"With all due respect to Mr. Trump, he really needs to stop being focused on genitals, his or anyone else's. This world does not revolve around his penis or anyone else's genitalia."

Allred, a famous legal face in Hollywood, took on Talackova's case because she thought it was extremely important.

"What happened to Jenna is very, very important. The Miss Universe competition had the rule that a contestant had to be a naturally born female. That is a rule that is blatantly discriminatory."

"I didn't know there'd be this much controversy," Jenna told Walters. "I was just entering because I wanted to represent Canada. I think I'm a beautiful woman inside and out, and I think I would've done the job...

"I'm a woman and I feel like the universe, the Creator, just put me in this position as an advocate. If it's helping anybody else—my story and my actions—then I feel great about it."