Justine Sacco Fired by IAC for 'Hope I Don't Get AIDS' Tweet

'I am ashamed,' disgraced PR chief says in public apology

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UPDATE: Justine Sacco has issued the following written apology to South African newspaper The Star, according to ABC News:

"Words cannot express how sorry I am, and how necessary it is for me to apologize to the people of South Africa, who I have offended due to a needless and careless tweet. There is an AIDS crisis taking place in this country, that we read about in America, but do not live with or face on a continuous basis.

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