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Jason Biggs' poorly timed MH17 joke

Thursday, July 17, 2014
First, he thought a little joke couldn't hurt.
But the audience wasn't into it.
Then he tried to backpeddle.
But the comments kept coming.
And then, he got mad.
He, indirectly, admitted empathy.
But he was still pretty angry.
Some people agreed that laughter is the best medicine.
Some people agreed that laughter is the best medicine.
And after this Tweet thread got published by TMZ, he was was happy again.
After a few hours, he deleted his previous posts and issued a four-part apology.
After a few hours, he deleted his previous posts and issued a four-part apology.
Though the reactions were still mixed...
Though the reactions were still mixed...
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First, he thought a little joke couldn't hurt.
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