Steve Harvey apologizes for ‘negative’ tweet about comedians: ‘So pissed off’
Surveys says … you’re fired?
Steve Harvey took to social media to issue an apology to his fans after an employee posted a tweet from the actor’s official Twitter page that asked users to name a comedian they “don’t find funny at all.”
“Somebody that works for me on my Twitter put a statement out that was totally negative,” he began in a minute-long video message posted to Twitter Friday.
“I gotta take responsibility for it ’cause they work for me, but the engagement was talking about, ‘name a comedian you don’t think is funny.’”
He rhetorically asked, “Why would I do something like that? That don’t even make no damn sense.”
The “Family Feud” host, 66, added that he would never tweet anything like that because his “whole brand is to be motivational.”
Steve Harvey issued an apology after his employee posted a “negative” tweet from the comedian’s official Twitter page last weekend.Twitter/@IAmSteveHarvey
The “Family Feud” host said Friday that he would never tweet anything like that because his “whole brand is to be motivational.”Twitter/@IAmSteveHarvey
The now-deleted tweet asked people to name a comedian who isn’t funny. It was viewed more than one million times.Twitter/@IAmSteveHarvey
“You don’t know where these young people at in they career, man,” he added.
“They could be coming up or anything. I’m all about positivity. I would’ve never done nothing like that.”
Harvey, who said he stopped his fishing trip to share this PSA, said the Aug. 19 tweet — which has been deleted after being viewed more than one million times — “pissed” him off.
“I’m so pissed off right now, man,” the “Steve” alum continued.
“Talking about, ‘I was trying to get some engagement.’ Okay … you trying to get some employment, too. My bad, y’all. Now I gotta come on here and doing a damn selfie.
The author joked that his staffer would have to find employment.Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
However, it’s unclear if the employee was actually let go.Getty Images
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“So here it is: I’m sorry. My bad, y’all. Won’t happen again, though.”
Page Six has reached out to Harvey’s reps to see if he actually terminated the employee but did not immediately hear back.
Fans urged Harvey to give the worker another chance.David Becker
Though it’s unclear if the “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man” author actually let his staffer go, fans pleaded with him to reconsider.
“Don’t fire them Steve, just hold them accountable and let it be a teaching tool. Especially, if they have never done anything like that before,” wrote one user.
“@IAmSteveHarvey, if this is not the usual behavior from that person, allow them some ‘grace’ the same grace you have taught us over the years that God extend to us all,” added another.
