Walmart may want to roll back a recent joke it made about Paul Walker.
What happened: Walmart has been under fire for an insensitive tweet that mentioned “Fast and Furious” star Paul Walker, who tragically died in November 2013 from a car accident.
- A Walmart shopper tweeted a news story about Walmart selling Pillsbury cinnamon rolls with pink frosting.
- Someone replied with a video of a fast car, tweeting, “*me racin to the nearest Wally World*” as a caption.
- Walmart reportedly replied, “Hey, Paul Walker. Click it, or ticket” with siren emoji.
- The company later deleted the tweet.
Apology: Walmart apologized in a statement to Fox Business.
- Walmart: “We apologize to Paul Walker’s family, friends and fans. The tweet was posted in poor judgement and has been removed.”
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Social media reaction: Twitter fired back with backlash against Walmart for what happened, according to Today.com.