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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (9) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Inmate in jail with Anthony lost child to drowning 1:33am EDT Israel asks Apple to remove intifada phone app 21 Jun 2011 Roger Ebert defends Tweet about "Jackass" star 21 Jun 2011 UPDATE 1-LulzSec's ambition grows, targets secret govt data 21 Jun 2011 California lawmakers denied pay until budget resolved 21 Jun 2011 Discussed 48 Weiner tells friends he will resign: NY Times 48 IMF cuts U.S. growth forecast, warns of crisis 46 Ron Paul wins 2012 Republican straw poll in New Orleans Watched Hefner's revenge; Ryan Reynolds stops traffic Fri, Jun 17 2011 Airbus A380 damaged at Paris Air Show Mon, Jun 20 2011 Grim cigarette labels aim to curb smoking Mon, Jun 20 2011 Roger Ebert defends Tweet about "Jackass" star Tweet Share this Email Print Film critic Roger Ebert arrives at the 25th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, March 5, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson Related News Russia says plane crash kills 44, eight injured Tue, Jun 21 2011 "Jackass" co-star dies in car crash in Pennsylvania Mon, Jun 20 2011 "Super 8" opening one day early in Twitter promo Thu, Jun 9 2011 Weiner faces Republican fire, Democratic anger Tue, Jun 7 2011 Congressman Weiner admits online affairs Mon, Jun 6 2011 Analysis & Opinion Theflyonthewall decision does not give aggregators a free pass Social media and the Vancouver riots Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Film » People » By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES | Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:24pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film critic Roger Ebert on Tuesday defended an admonition against drunk driving he posted on Twitter in response to the death of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, who was photographed drinking before his car crash. But the influential Chicago Sun-Times movie critic, who has come under fire from "Jackass" star Bam Margera and online commentators, also expressed regret that his Twitter one-liner, which was posted on Monday, was considered cruel. Dunn died Monday and Ebert tweeted, "Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive." Dunn, 34, a bearded daredevil who co-starred in the "Jackass" movie franchise featuring pranks and stunts, was killed along with his passenger Zachary Hartwell when the car Dunn was driving careened off a highway in Pennsylvania and burst into flames, police said. Authorities will not know for certain if alcohol played a role in the crash until at least four weeks, when they have the results of toxicology tests, according to media reports. But Dunn posted a photo to Twitter shortly before the crash, which seemed to show him drinking with friends. Ebert wrote an online blog post on Tuesday to explain and defend the tweet that some had considered insensitive. The critic began by offering his sympathy to the family and friends of Dunn and Hartwell. "I also regret that my tweet about the event was considered cruel," Ebert said in his post. "It was not intended as cruel. It was intended as true." Ebert noted that media reports have said Dunn drank three light beers and three shots before he took the wheel. "I don't know what happened in this case, and I was probably too quick to tweet," Ebert wrote. "That was unseemly." Nevertheless, Ebert ended his post on Tuesday with the catchphrase, "Friends don't let friends drink and drive." The critic's original tweet drew an angry response from Margera, who as a young man made home video stunts with Dunn and later starred with him in three "Jackass" movies. "I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterical for a full day and (expletive) roger ebert has the gall to put in his 2 cents," Margera wrote. (Editing by Bob Tourtellotte) Entertainment Fashion Film People Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (9) DeborahCMH wrote: Roger Ebert has never done anything to give the impression that he’s a cruel man, and I don’t think people who have read his writing over the years would think he had cruel intentions with his post. He was merely trying to reinforce the message: don’t let your friends drive drunk. I hope the actor’s friends don’t become angry with Roger. They should be sad for their loss…and be cautioned to be careful. Jun 21, 2011 6:57pm EDT -- Report as abuse jollypants wrote: Dunn died Monday and Ebert tweeted, “Friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive.” I couldn’t agree more. Why is this even a controversy with the jackass liberal news media? Jun 21, 2011 6:59pm EDT -- Report as abuse GalacticCat wrote: Is this picture of Ebert real . If so he looks like the mythical Hunch Back of Notre Dame….And what Ebert says will mean nothing in 50 years from now, and means nothing now.. 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