Steve Martin apologized after making a racist joke on Twitter. Late last week the comedian asked fans to tweet him grammar questions when one fan asked "Is this how you spell lasonia?"
Martin replied: "It depends. Are you in an African-American neighborhood or at an Italian restaurant."
Now the funnyman has offered a lengthy apology on his website:
"To those who were offended, again, I offer a deep, sincere, and humble apology without reservation. But I feel I need to tell you the context and origin of the joke," he began.
"I knew of the name Lasonia. I did not make it up, nor do I find it funny. So to me the answer was either Lasonia (with a capital), or Lasagna, depending on what you meant. That they sounded alike in this rare and particular context struck me as funny. That was the joke."
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