Ken Jennings is a familiar name to those who watch Jeopardy!. Not only was a 74-time champion as a contestant on the show, but he's also been named as an interim host for the show after the tragic passing of Alex Trebek.
Not everyone is happy with that news, given the attention being paid to some of his past tweets, which many have found to be insensitive.
"Hey, I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I've definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things. Sometimes they worked as jokes in my head and I was dismayed to see how they read on screen," he began.
"At least that way they could lead to smart replies and even advocacy. Deleting them felt like whitewashing a mistake," he added.
"Sometimes I said dumb things in a dumb way and I want to apologize to people who were (rightfully!) offended. It wasn't my intention to hurt anyone, but that doesn't matter: I screwed up, and I'm truly sorry," Ken continued.
