The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter.
During Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast, the official Onion Twitter account posted a harsh message about Quvenzhané Wallis that has the Twitterverse up in arms.
“Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a c--t, right? #Oscars2013,” the tweet read.
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Best Actress nomineeQuvenzhané Wallis before the start of the Academy Awards.
But users immediately came to Wallis’ defense, slamming the satirical site for the “joke.”
And though The Onion deleted the tweet shortly after posting it, plenty of users managed to get screen shots of the offending message.
CEO Steve Hannah wrote: "It was crude and offensive — not to mention inconsistent with The Onion's commitment to parody and satire, however biting."
Hannah said the offensive tweet was taken down in an hour and the newspaper has "instituted new and tighter Twitter procedures" to ensure it will not happen again.
He said those responsible would be disciplined.
Said Hannah: "Miss Wallis, you are young and talented and deserve better. All of us at The Onion are deeply sorry."
With AP and Fox News
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