The Onion Apologizes for 'Crude' Quvenzhane Wallis Tweet

Quvenzhané Wallis at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

The Onion has apologized for an incendiary tweet about Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis during last night's Academy Awards, with CEO Steve Hannah offering a "personal apology" on Facebook to the nine-year-old actress. 

"It was crude and offensive – not to mention inconsistent with The Onion's commitment to parody and satire, however biting," Hannah wrote. "No person should be subjected to such a senseless, humorless comment masquerading as satire." The tweet, since deleted, read, "Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a c***, right? #Oscars2013."

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Hannah noted the post was removed within an hour and that those responsible will be disciplined. He also said the publication has introduced "new and tighter Twitter procedures to ensure that this kind of mistake does not occur again."

Wallis was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, but lost last night to Jennifer Lawrence of Silver Linings Playbook. She's also replacing Willow Smith in the lead role of a new adaptation of Annie, produced by Will Smith and Jay-Z and planned for a 2014 holiday release.

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'Beasts' Star Quvenzhane Wallis Cast in 'Annie'

Quvenzhané Wallis is just nine years old, and though she lost out on the Oscar for Best Actress this weekend, the Beasts of the Southern Wild star has another gig waiting: she will step in to the lead role in a new version of Annie, The Associated Press reports, replacing Willow Smith, who had been previously cast as Annie.

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Annie will be directed by Will Gluck, who helmed 2011's Friends With Benefits and 2010's Easy A, and is slated for a 2014 holiday release. Annie's producers include Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay-Z. No reason has been given for replacing Willow Smith. Wallis has already followed up her Beasts role with a small part with Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Benedict Cumberbatch in the upcoming film Twelve Years a Slave.

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