'It wasn't funny, and it was in poor taste. 'This morning I made a hasty and stupid joke about the former First Lady,' Matheson wrote. 'Who is Tim Matheson?' In response to the backlash ignited by his initial tweet, Matheson deleted the post and then issued an apology. 'I have just one question,' wrote one Twitter user. Others hit back at Matheson, calling him a 'D-list' actor. And, can speak English!' Matheson wrote Matheson was responding to a news story about First Lady Jill Biden (seen above visiting the Whitman Walker Clinic in Washington, DC, on Friday to highlight support services for cancer patients and caregivers) One Twitter user accused Matheson of tweeting 'in poor taste.' 'Making fun of immigrants is never in good taste, especially when said immigrant has made it her mission to assimilate by learning English and embracing American culture,' another Twitter user wrote. Actor Tim Matheson (seen left in June 2018) was accused of racism and xenophobia on Friday after he posted a tweet mocking former First Lady Melania Trump's (seen right on Wednesday) accent 'So wonderful to have a First Lady with class and heart. The swipe at the Slovenian-born ex-first lady's English was met with harsh blowback on Twitter as angry responders accused the actor of xenophobia. 'So wonderful to have a First Lady with class and heart. The 73-year-old Matheson, who is best known for playing the prankster Otter in the 1978 cult hit film Animal House, was reacting to a news story on Twitter about Jill Biden, President Joe Biden's wife. Hollywood actor Tim Matheson apologized on Friday for posting a tweet mocking former First Lady Melania Trump's English-speaking abilities.
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