Damon Wayans Jr. apologizes for his "hurtful" past tweets about the LGBTQ community

Deadline

Wayans Jr.'s old tweets surfaced over the weekend after it was announced Friday that he would be producing The CW drama pilot Glamorous, about a gender non-confirming vlogger. “When I was a young comic trying to find my voice, I made some immature and hurtful tweets that I deeply regret at the expense of the LGBTQ community,” Wayans Jr. said in a statement to Deadline. “When I tweeted those comments, almost 10 years ago, I was unaware of the emotional impact they could have. I am not excusing that behavior but that is not who I am today. Society evolved and so have I and it is something I will continue to do both personally and professionally.”