How dare you, Anderson Cooper? How dare you refuse to take a selfie with a random “aspiring journalist” at the site of yesterday’s horrific shooting in Ottawa? What were you possibly thinking?
Oh, you were thinking that taking a silly picture with a stranger mere feet away from where someone had recently been murdered might be disrespectful? That does make sense.
The “aspiring journalist” (real name: Vandon Gene) did not agree with Cooper’s assessment of the situation, it seems:
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However, after what can be assumed was one of the most brutal Twitter assaults of all-time, Gene has backpedaled from his “Anderson Cooper is an ass” platform:
Again, I unreservedly apologize for my actions yesterday. It was completely inappropriate, disrespectful, and distasteful. @andersoncooper
— Vandon Gene (@vandongene) October 23, 2014
That was probably a good idea, although it’s going to be tough for him to become a “real journalist” considering that this will now be the first thing to come up whenever is prospective employers Google his name.
[via UPROXX]