Patton Oswalt apologizes for, 'deletes' series of offensive tweets

Comedian Patton Oswalt on Wednesday was busy “deleting” a series of risqué tweets and issuing apologies to the offended parties.

Oops. Just deleted my last Tweet. & would like to apologize to seniors & sufferers of Lyme disease. I was out of bounds.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014

Yikes. Had to delete another Tweet. I crossed a line on that one. Also, I thought 12 YEARS A SLAVE and THE BUTLER were brilliant.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014

PLEASE disregard last Tweet. Already deleted. Transphobia is hurtful, and I'm a big fan of HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014

https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/464085515528970241

Previous Tweet very hurtful. Already deleted. @KimKardashian & @JoeBiden are national treasures. As are our Native American friends.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014

Another Tweet deleted. I apologize. That one was just mean. Go ahead & block me, @AnthonyCumia & @thelindywest. #tolerance

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014

The FUCK is wrong with me? Last Tweet deleted. The victims of the Holocaust deserve our highest respect, not penis limericks.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014

Gonna leave Twitter for a bit. Deleted my last Tweet. Just because "Don Sterling" rhymes with "Gone curling" doesn't make it funny.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014

https://twitter.com/essdog26/status/464088613991747584

What’s the occasion?

https://twitter.com/KayReindl/status/464092984502284288

@pattonoswalt Don't people have a reasonable right to be offended by rape jokes? Not sure what you're trying to defend here.

— tyler's account (@godlikemind) May 7, 2014

https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/464096546917580800

@pattonoswalt I'm so confused. So there are people who think you're fake apology for a joke you didn't make is in itself a rape joke?

— cute cats 2020 (@EBSnarkyTweets) May 7, 2014

.@EricBoisen Yes. They're from the "Lewis Carroll" level of Twitter.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014

https://twitter.com/Patrick__Dugan/status/464106319025164289

Anyone else witnessing @pattonoswalt troll out everyone's inner demons? There needs to be a word for this. #Twitception maybe?

— Kevin Fenix(-Dy) (@FenixDy) May 7, 2014

@pattonoswalt I'd love to see a pie chart of this feedback just to see the tiny Lyme disease sliver.

— Molly Hodgdon (@Manglewood) May 7, 2014

@pattonoswalt I am disgusted by this. My father was murdered by a deleted tweet. BLOCKED.

— CONTACT FREE TWEETS (@bigplastichead) May 7, 2014

@pattonoswalt I disapprove of what you didn’t say, but I will defend to the death your right to not say it.

— Ron Cacace (@Rawnzilla) May 7, 2014