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Shortly after the car crash death of Jackass Ryan Dunn, Roger Ebert tweeted, “He drank, he drove, 2 people died.”

“Friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive,” Ebert, an avid Twitter user, also tweeted, later clarifying that his use of the term “jackasses” was a nod to Dunn’s involvement in the film franchise.

The film critic later apologized that the tweet may have sounded cruel to some readers but staunchly defended his message that no one should be allowed to drink and drive.

The stuntman’s pals, and many fans, are furious. Friend and Jackass co-star Bam Margera responded to the film critic on Twitter, writing, “I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterical for a full day, and piece of s--t Roger Ebert has the gall to put in his two cents.”

“Millions of people are crying right now, shut your fat f---ing mouth!” read a follow-up tweet.

Gossip blogger Perez Hilton also weighed in, calling Ebert’s comments “insensitive.”

Alcohol has not been mentioned by police as a factor in Dunn’s crash in Pennsylvania on Monday, which also killed 30-year-old Zachary Hartwell, who had a small role in Margera’s 2009 film Minghags. A photo of Dunn, 34, drinking with friends was shared on Dunn’s Tumblr blog hours before the accident. The photo has been posted on Buzzfeed.

Ebert has expressed “regret” for the tweet. In his blog, Ebert offered his sympathies to the families of the two men who died in the crash and said, “I also regret that my tweet about the event was considered cruel. It was not intended as cruel. It was intended as true.”

He adds that he does not know for certain that Dunn had been drinking. “I don’t know what happened in this case, and I was probably too quick to tweet. That was unseemly.”

Ebert’s Facebook page was removed briefly Tuesday due to “malicious complaints from one or two jerks,” he tweeted. The page was restored after an hour and now features a lengthy string of comments debating Ebert’s tweet, with much name calling and many fans supporting the critic’s ‘Don’t drink and drive” message.

xer0s wrote:shaft, I'm a moron and can't think of anything to say. tell Wabbitch what we think about her...

HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:http://www.youtube.com/user/Pruane2Forever#p/a/u/0/jNVUV5OnPbo

You look up to these guys on Jackass...you wanna....emulate them and stuff....his Porchse was really nice...

EtUL wrote:Right, he killed a guy. So that negates any sadness over him dying?

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shaft wrote:No one is surprised youre too stupid to use computers. I shutter to imagine the hideous beast you are now if you were looking for pictures of yourself from the 80's.

brisk wrote:Saving Q3W pictures posted about 7 years ago. A new low.

GONNAFISTYA wrote:

EtUL wrote:Right, he killed a guy. So that negates any sadness over him dying?

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WTF does that even mean? Yes...he killed someone due to his stupidity and recklessness. How is that not registering in that pea brain of yours?

Are you actually SAD about this person's passing? Will you continue to willfully ignore this one massive failing and continue to defend him? Holy fucking pop culture moron, Batman. You sound just like the thickheads who defended (and continue to defend) the ped0phile Micheal Jackson regarding the fact that he diddled little boys...nothing gets through the wall of stupid.

You really are into the "celebrity worship" scene aren't you? You must if you know that Paris Hilton, that basition of breaking news, is doing with her money. I bet you even know who she's fucking tihs week.

If Dunn died not doing something utterly stupid I wouldn't slag him. That's the honest truth. But he did die doing something stupid. I also still slag David Carradine for dying the way he did. Just like Dunn...he ruined any non-laughable legacy he was entitled to. These fools did it to themselves from their pure stupidity.

I truly feel sorry for Zachary Hartwell and his family and I feel sorry for Dunn's friends and family for their loss, but I don't feel sorry for Dunn.

Whoops....Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight are on. I won't keep you from your favorite "news" programs.

Don Carlos wrote:
Shaft - I am still here 11 years after this place first opened - why? It is a good forum with some genuinely awesome people. I guess sys0p/Yeahso/QUADWHORE/*insert nic here* has registered again. I for one enjoy his photography posts, so e may stay (no worries Yeahso - I know I am good to you)

Yeahso wrote: But, there's no way of knowing what caused the accident. I mean the critical steps that led to it. Likely evidence is that he was a drink-sodden fool who deserved his fate, but I personally can't be 100% sure of that. He might've had some crushing news, or any other factor that may mitigate in this event.

If he drink, drove, and died, then fuck him. But there might be more to it, and people are way too quick to condemn.

Don Carlos wrote:Fuck this shit really kicked off didn't it! I want to add a few things after what I have read:

Shaft - I am still here 11 years after this place first opened - why? It is a good forum with some genuinely awesome people LIKE TNF. I guess sys0p/Yeahso/QUADWHORE/*insert nic here* has registered again. I for one enjoy his photography posts, so e may stay (no worries Yeahso - I know I am good to you)

Brisk - Turb and DarkViper were ace admins and made the place what it was today. CyriC too despite his bad wrap.

Everyone else - someone died; some people will be a bit upset and others will not give a shit. It happens everyday in life. The only difference here is tat this dude managed to entertain millions with mindless buffoonery (I am one of the entertained) and you didn't like it. Never mind - worse things will happen in your life so don't get too hung up about it.

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