Posted on 07/18/2014 2:14:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Hollywood Actor Jason Biggs on Friday apologised for tweeting a joke over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
Soon after news of the tragedy became global headlines, Biggs, 36, tweeted @JasonBiggs "Anyone wanna buy Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles?"
The star of teen comedy American Pie followed up the tweet with "In all seriousness, tho- HOW DO YOU MISTAKENLY SHOOT DOWN A COMMERCIAL PLANE?! Ugh."
The tweets received multiple comments and criticisms, to which Biggs retaliated and responded by saying "You don't have to think it's funny, or even be on my Twitter page at all" adding that the people were losers and that they should take their issues elsewhere.
Biggs then issued an apology by first tweeting that he will be 'deleting his previous tweets' as he believes it had offended people and that it was not his intention.
He followed it with "This is obviously a horrible tragedy and everyone including myself is sad and angry about it. Sending positive thoughts to the victims and their families."
He added that no one had forced him to send the recent tweets and that he 'simply understands that his tweets may have come off as insensitive and ill-timed.
Biggs then ended his string of tweets with 'for that I apologise."
Flight MH17 departed from Amsterdam was supposed to have arrived in Malaysia at 6.10am with 295 on board on Thursday.
It made a last contact at 10.15pm over Ukranian airspace where it was believed to have been shot down.
The internet PC mob strikes again.
Yeah its perfectly fine to joke about the murder of 300 people.
All he had to do in the original post was say “Too Soon ? “ at the end
He didn’t say anything that most people weren’t thinking.
This is Malaysian Airlines’ Lockerbie moment. Put a fork in them.
I’ve seen and heard worse from dimwitted celebrities.
Should I be ashamed?
I've never been on anybody's Twitter page, and don't intend to start. What could be more "GAY" than Tweeting on Twitter?
Now they are saying the bodies on the plane weren’t fresh, that they were already dead. Could it be another one of Barrys distractions?
Never heard of him.
who?
Why does anybody care about anything he has to say, especially enough to be offended by it?
He is of no consequence. Being offended by him just makes him consequential.
i will continue to watch Jason Biggs on the Netflix program, Orange is the New Black...
Who gives a crap what Biggs thinks? These mobs are far more dangerous then some moronic comment by a C-list actor.
Although he is an ignorant a-hole, PC is killing this country. Lighten up, people.
Amen.
Being offended has become a full time occupation for far too many people.
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