Much of the news today was dominated by crisis and catastrophe, so naturally a number of celebrities took to Twitter to craft their own uniquely inappropriate responses to the day’s events. This evening, Bill Maher faced backlash over a tasteless, bizarrely sexist tweet about the Israel-Gaza conflict that referred to Hamas as “dealing w/ a crazy woman.†You “can only hold her wrists so long before you have to slap her,†he explained.
Maher has yet to respond to requests for comment.
Meanwhile, Jason Biggs, who has a habit of tweeting offensive remarks, was criticized for an insensitive joke made shortly after the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Eastern Ukraine, which killed 295 passengers. “Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles?†Biggs wrote in a since-deleted tweet.
He eventually apologized, but not before taking umbrage at his critics. “Hey all you ‘too soon’ a**holes - it’s a f***ing joke. You don’t have to think it’s funny, or even be on my twitter page at all,†he wrote. “The idea that I wouldnt have any empathy 4 the victims or their families because I make a joke is absolutely ridiculous. U know that, right? … Truly - you losers are literally trying to find s*** to get angry about. Channel your issues elsewhere.â€
Those tweets have also since been deleted, leaving only the following apology:
Meanwhile, all is quiet on the Rihanna front.