Comedian Gilbert Gottfried finally apologized for his incredibly tasteless Twitter jokes about the earthquake/tsunami in Japan one day after he was fired Aflac from his role as their duck mascot’s voice.

Gilbert Gottfried & 50 Cent’s Shocking Tsunami Twitter Jokes

Gilbert was only one of the idiots mocking Japanese people who just survived a huge natural catastrophe. 50 Cent did it too via Twitter. Idiots use the popular social networking site to be heard… and get fired in this particular case!

Aflac’s Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Michael Zuna issued a statement saying, “Gilbert’s recent comments about the crisis in Japan were lacking in humor and certainly do not represent the thoughts and feelings of anyone at Aflac … Aflac will immediately set plans in motion to conduct a nationwide casting call to find a new voice of the iconic Aflac Duck.”

Bye bye, duck! The 56 year-old comedian decided the cruel jokes deserved an apology… and Gilbert also probably wants to get his job back! Gilbert was the voice of the Aflac duck for a whole decade. He released the following statement:

“I sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by my attempt at humor regarding the tragedy in Japan. I meant no disrespect, and my thoughts are with the victims and their families.”

Apology accepted?

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