Jamie Foxx has been accused of transphobia after making fun of Bruce Jenner and his reported gender transition into becoming a woman . The actor made the inappropriate comment while hosting the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in LA on Sunday . He said : 'We have some groundbreaking performances here too tonight . We got Bruce Jenner , will be here doing some musical performances . He ’ s doing a his and her duet all by himself . ' Scroll down for video . Inappropriate : Jamie Foxx has been accused of transphobia after making fun of Bruce Jenner 's ( right ) reported gender transition at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday . Foxx pictured on the left giving his monologue at the Sunday ceremony . A picture of Bruce Jenner flashed above Foxx the moment that he made the joke in front of the audience Sunday night . Speaking out : Perez Hilton lead a barrage of comments on Twitter accusing Foxx of being transphobic . Jamie then added : 'Look , I ’ m just busting your balls while I still can . ' Although Bruce has still yet to publicly discuss his rumored gender reassignment , it did n't stop host Foxx from receiving a backlash on Twitter over his remarks . Perez Hilton was first to tweet complaining : 'Boo ! Shame on you # iHeartAwards for allowing @ iamjamiefoxx to be transphobic on national television ! Those # BruceJenner jokes were wrong ! ! ! ' . What he said : 'We have some groundbreaking performances here too tonight . We got Bruce Jenner , will be here doing some musical performances . He ’ s doing a his and her duet all by himself . ' Foxx pictured above in some eccentric costumes from the Sunday ceremony . According to a photo released before the event , Jenner 's daughter Kylie was supposed to be in the audience Sunday night . It 's unclear if she showed up , since she was n't pictured on the red carpet Sunday night . Transition : Bruce Jenner - pictured in LA earlier this month - is reportedly undergoing gender reassignment surgery . Another Twitter user wrote : 'That transphobic joke about Bruce Jenner was not necessary & not funny at all # iHeartRadioMusicAwards . ' Jenner 's daughter Kylie was reportedly supposed to be attending the awards with her rapper boyfriend Tyga , according to a picture posted before the event which showed placecards with their names attached to chairs at the venue . However , it 's unclear if she showed up to the event since Kylie was n't spotted on the red carpet Sunday night . Daily Mail Online reached out to iHeartMedia and the production company which puts on the annual awards , Done + Dusted , for comment about the joke but we did not receive an immediate response . Despite not commenting publicly , there have been various reports about Bruce 's transition , and that he has the full support of his children . A source close to the family recently told People that his sons Burt , Brandon and Brody are giving their dad their blessing , as well as step daughter Kim Kardashian . However , Kendall Jenner recently denied that she spoke about her father 's transition , after a publication claimed she had said she would 'always love ' Bruce whether 'he 's a man or a woman ' .
The actor/musician made the unsavory joke at the beginning of the award ceremony Sunday night in Los Angeles . He was honored with a lifetime achievement award, and he joked that his wife had been unfaithful to him for years.