Samantha Armytage axed from hosting or attending the Australia For UNHCR charity event after Kristin Davis sketch FEBRUARY 12, 20161:57PM Sam Armytage axed as host of UNHCR fundraiser Michael MorrowNews Corp Australia Network SAMANTHA Armytage has been uninvited from a charity event after yesterday’s Sex and the City skit on Sunrise with Kristin Davis backfired. The surprise decision was announced on the show this morning, after yesterday’s segment featuring the Sex and the City star drew widespread criticism from around the world and from the star herself. “I was asked to MC that event and conduct a Q and A with Kristin on stage and I immediately accepted,” Armytage said. “Since our interview yesterday, organisers have asked Sam not to host the event now or to attend it at all, that was unexpected,” Kochie added. “I always was, and I still am, very happy to host this fundraiser for such an important cause,” an upset Armatage concluded. The Sunrise hosts finished by saying they have the “utmost respect” for Kristen Davis and the Australia For UNHCR and wished them luck. “It was meant to be a bit of fun,” Kochie said. Kristin Davis took to Twitter to express her displeasure with the skit. Picture: TwitterSource:Twitter After an initial chat about Davis’s work with UNHCR, on yesterday’s show Kochie and Armytage proceeded to ask numerous questions about her TV series, which wrapped filming in 2004. The Hollywood star appeared clearly uncomfortable when they threw to a clip of her as Charlotte, her character on the show. “No, no, no, no, no, no!” Davis said, pleading for the vision to be stopped. It only got worse for Davis when she was coaxed into a skit with Armytage and fellow Sunrise hosts Natalie Barr and Edwina Bartholemew. “This is a first, ladies, I just want you to know that I have never done this,” Davis said as they awkwardly read their way through a scene from the show. Kristin Davis subjected to painful sketch on Sunrise Davis was quick to take to social media about her displeasure. Before the end of today’s show all five Sunrise hosts made time to apologise to Davis. “We spoke about her important work in this area for several minutes, at the start of the interview,” Koch said, referring to UNHCR. “Unfortunately everyone forgot about that bit and just focused on the end of the segment where we did a Sex and the City sketch. “Kristin was apparently offended and we are very sorry if you are,” he added. “We certainly weren’t trying to poke fun at the show or its stars, really we were just poking fun at us,” Armytage said. The Sunrise team then explained how much support they‘d given the UNHCR in the past, before revealing the charity’s surprise decision. Today Show host Lisa Wilkinson was quick to jump on the back of the Sunrise fiasco with this tweet. Looks like Davis will be giving Brekky Central a miss on her next trip. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/samantha-armytage-axed-from- hosting-or-attending-unhcr-charity-event-after-kristen-davis-sketch/news- story/6aa65eee877e52875bd049073f49fef9 .