Virgin Australia sorry for urging Kanye West to 'eat a dick' on Twitter
An Aussie airline has issued an apology after it sent a rogue tweet to its 210k followers insulting Kanye West.
The now-deleted tweet (shown above) was directed at West calling him a “douche” and telling him to ‘EAD [eat a dick]’.
The Virgin Australia account issued the insult after Kanye gave a 30 out of 10 review of his album.
Pitchfork, the album is a 30 out of 10
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
Virgin said the tweet was not sent by an employee.
A recent tweet on our account was not published by a Virgin Australia employee and we are investigating the matter.
— Virgin Australia (@VirginAustralia) February 16, 2016
2/2 We apologise for any offence caused.
— Virgin Australia (@VirginAustralia) February 16, 2016
Media agency Carat has taken responsibility for the tweet.
Carat Australia apologises for a recent Tweet that we mistakenly posted on Virgin Australia’s account. We regret any damage possibly caused.
— Carat AUNZ (@CaratAUNZ) February 17, 2016
It’s been a rough week for Kanye whose been in the press non-stop over the release of his new album.
General Electric similarly dubbed the artist an asshole in an out-of-character tweet it has also deleted.