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Justine Sacco 'Ashamed' Over Aids Tweet
- The Drum, Monday, December 23, 2013 3:39 PM
PR director Justine Sacco, fired over a tweet on AIDS and race sent as she was flying to Africa from London, issued a grovelling apology today, saying she was "ashamed" of her insensitivity to the millions of people living with the virus. Sacco, formerly a PR executive for the Internet giant InterActive Corp., which owns popular websites like Match.com, Dictionary.com, and Vimeo, was fired over a tweet that came from her account on Friday.
