Patricia Arquette shames tabloids for Bruce Jenner coverage: “They really are on the unforgivable side of history”

Caught Patricia Arquette on The Meredith Vieira Show today expecting her to focus on her Oscar nomination for Boyhood and new CBS series CSI Cyber.

But Patricia is not like a lot of other stars out there – she’s got plenty of things to say and is very thoughtful about it.

Today she spoke out in support of Bruce Jenner’s decision to transition to female and slammed the tabloid press for the way they have covered it.

‘These newspapers, these magazines, that are being so disrespectful,’ she said. ‘They should be ashamed because they really are on the unforgivable side of history and what they are doing is pathetic and immature and repulsive.’

For Arquette, the issue is deeply personal as she has a famous transgender sister, Alexis Arquette, who made headlines recently for revealing she had slept with Jared Leto when she was still presenting as a man.

‘I feel like Alexis, my sister, has taught me so much about love and acceptance,’ Arquette told Vieira. ‘It’s a very difficult thing to be transgender, especially twenty years ago when Alexis started. I said, "I don’t care what package your comfortable in, love and accept you. I am glad you are here on earth. I want to be with you, spend time with you."’

Arquette, whose other siblings include actor David Arquette and actress Rosanna Arquette, referred to the 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist and Keeping Up With the Kardashians cast member as ‘Mrs. Jenner.’

‘You have to be so brave to live this truth of who you are,” Arquette said. ‘I give all my support to her and love and appreciate everything she has given to America and her bravery because she is fighting a fight for a lot of kids that are being kicked out of their own homes, society turns their back on these kids. It’s really brutal.’