Jason Biggs is accused of being insensitive to tragedy in the wake of the news that a Malaysian plane was shot down.
It all started with this tweet:
Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles?
— Jason Biggs (@JasonBiggs) July 17, 2014
He continued with the joke 20 minutes later, saying:
It's saddest for the victims and their families, obviously. But Malaysia Airlines is apparently a GREAT airline. Gonna be tough to recover.
— Jason Biggs (@JasonBiggs) July 17, 2014
After he got backlash for his comments, he replied with this set of tweets:
The actor, best known for his role in the American Pie franchise, angered Twitter users with his insensitive remarks.
People thought he crossed the line, and made their opinions known:
Jason Biggs has been hanging out on Twitter for a few hours just to make sure he's still known for something #saddick
— DOUG (@_d0ugy) July 17, 2014
Douchebag Jason Biggs Turns Malaysian Airlines Tragedy Into Terrible F**king Joke http://t.co/H5CBcY4H7C
— pajiba (@pajiba) July 17, 2014
Jason Biggs .. More like Jason PIGG
#MH17 #RIP
— Maestro tiitii (@MaestroGodinet) July 17, 2014
The same night, after what must have been careful consideration on his part, Biggs deleted the infamous tweets, and explained with this series of messages:
Before the tweet removal occurred however, there were some fans who stuck by the comedian during the controversy:
People need to lay off @JasonBiggs. He is a COMEDIC ACTOR. So of course he is going to joke about serious things. It's hard not to!
— Kennedizzle (@kennediclhs) July 17, 2014
@JasonBiggs ignore the idiots mate, if they don't like it they know where the unfollow and block button is
— BenDPB (@BenDPB) July 17, 2014
@JasonBiggs please don't apologize. I'm sick of the PC garbage!!!
— Renee Vaughn (@reneelv20) July 17, 2014
Biggs, who now stars in Orange is the New Black, is no stranger to getting negative feedback for his Twitter comments.
In January, he tweeted about The Bachelor contestants’ looks, and the Twittersphere fought back.