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#GottaDoYou: Kris Humphries Apologizes For Saying He Doesn’t Have To Deal With Bruce Jenner’s Sex Change

Kris Humphries Apologizes To Bruce Jenner For Insensitive Tweets Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband, Kris Humphries , got an unpleasant reminder of what life was like caught up in the reality family’s drama when he made the bad decision to tweet about Bruce Jenner’s ABC interview with Diane Sawyer. Via RadarOnline : “Man, I’m glad I got out when I did. #Gottadoyou,” he wrote his almost 900,000 followers. Humphries message was instantly met with mostly hostile responses from fans who lambasted him for his insensitivity. In a major example of damage control, he eventually tried to explain that he is, in fact, fully team Bruce. “I have and always will support Bruce hence #Gottadoyou,” he explained. “Now recognize I was too vague and sincerely apologize for the way this came across.” And just in case his apology wasn’t enough, Humphries tweeted: #fullysupportbruce in a follow-up tweet. But it seems Humphries’ explanation got him into even more trouble. “Mmmmm…not buying it,” commented one follower. “There was no reason 2 comment in the 1st place..u didnt think u’d get backlash from this?” asked another. “Come on, aren’t u smarter than that?” While still another of his twitter followers slammed Humphries, asking: “You’re glad you got out when you did??? YOU GOT LEFT BRO. THEY LEFT YOU.” “Think before you tweet… Makes everyone understand why Kim left you for Kanye,” sniped someone else in response. Do you think Bruce should accept Kris’ apology or nah?

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#GottaDoYou: Kris Humphries Apologizes For Saying He Doesn’t Have To Deal With Bruce Jenner’s Sex Change

Dunkin Donuts Blackface Ad Prompts Company Apology

Facing pressure from multiple human rights organizations in the United States, Dunkin Donuts has apologized for an ad that ran recently in Thailand and which depicted a woman in blackface. The spot was never intended for an American audience, but featured a woman in dark makeup promoting a new chocolate-flavored menu item, along with the tagline: Break every rule of deliciousness. “We are working with our Thailand franchisee to immediately pull the ad,” the company said in a Tweet today. “DD recognizes the insensitivity of this spot.” Watch the commercial below, along with a report that covers a great deal of the U.S. criticism: Dunkin Donuts Blackface Commercial Dunkin Donuts Blackface Ad Controversy “It’s both bizarre and racist that Dunkin’ Donuts thinks that it must color a woman’s skin black and accentuate her lips with bright pink lipstick to sell a chocolate doughnut,” said Phil Robertson, the deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch. “Dunkin’ Donuts should immediately withdraw this ad, publicly apologize to those it’s offended and ensure this never happens again.” Should Dunkin Donuts have apologized for this ad?   Yes, it’s so inappropriate! No, America must chill out! View Poll »

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