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12-22-2013, 12:51 AM
IAC PR director Justine Sacco has "parted ways" with the company following a tweet from her personal Twitter account that went viral and left many outraged, according to a statement from the company.
Here's the full an**uncement, via The Wrap (http://www.thewrap.com/justine-sacco-fired-aids-africa-tweet-iac):
“The offensive comment does **t reflect the views and values of IAC. We take this issue very seriously, and we have parted ways with the employee in question.
There is ** excuse for the hateful statements that have been made and we condemn them unequivocally. We hope, however, that time and action, and the forgiving human spirit, will **t result in the wholesale condemnation of an individual who we have otherwise k**wn to be a decent person at core.”
From the wording of the tweet it is unclear if Sacco was fired or resigned voluntarily.
Sacco had been about to board a plane to South Africa when she sent the offending tweet (http://www.businessinsider.com/justine-sacco-iac-tweet-2013-12), which went viral despite the fact she had less than 200 followers at the time it was sent.
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SEE ALSO: IAC PR Director Lands In South Africa After Racist Tweet, And It?s A Mess (http://www.businessinsider.com/justine-sacco-landing-live-tweeting-2013-12)
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Here's the full an**uncement, via The Wrap (http://www.thewrap.com/justine-sacco-fired-aids-africa-tweet-iac):
“The offensive comment does **t reflect the views and values of IAC. We take this issue very seriously, and we have parted ways with the employee in question.
There is ** excuse for the hateful statements that have been made and we condemn them unequivocally. We hope, however, that time and action, and the forgiving human spirit, will **t result in the wholesale condemnation of an individual who we have otherwise k**wn to be a decent person at core.”
From the wording of the tweet it is unclear if Sacco was fired or resigned voluntarily.
Sacco had been about to board a plane to South Africa when she sent the offending tweet (http://www.businessinsider.com/justine-sacco-iac-tweet-2013-12), which went viral despite the fact she had less than 200 followers at the time it was sent.
http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52b4bbc06da8117676fdd826-495-142/screen shot 2013-12-20 at 4.48.58 pm.png
SEE ALSO: IAC PR Director Lands In South Africa After Racist Tweet, And It?s A Mess (http://www.businessinsider.com/justine-sacco-landing-live-tweeting-2013-12)
Join the conversation about this story » (http://www.businessinsider.com/justine-sacco-parts-ways-with-iac-2013-12#comments)
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