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Backlash after E! tweets Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s ‘Fun Fact’

A boneheaded E! News flashed an insensitive graphics box touting Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s diagnosis as a “Fun Fact.”

During the entertainment channel’s Golden Globes red carpet coverage E! showed a graphics box that read “Fun Fact: Michael J Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991.”

The veteran actor made his return to television this fall in his eponymous NBC show.

The tone deaf trivia drew outrage on Twitter with many lashing out E!

A spokesperson for the network apologized saying “We regret the insensitive classification of Michael J Fox’s Parkinson’s diagnosis during our Eonline live stream. We understand the serious nature of the disease and sincerely apologize.”