ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Mike Epps is admitting he didn’t use the best judgement Friday night when he decided to dance onstage with a kangaroo at a Detroit comedy show.
After a TMZ video of him seemingly egging on the animal went viral, the actor-comedian apologized to fans who called his act violent and described the kangaroo’s treatment as “animal abuse.”
“Look I wanna sincerely apologize to everybody. I don’t own the kangaroo and did not mean any harm to the animal it got outta hand and Iam [sic] sorry,” Epps captioned a kangaroo preservation group photo on Instagram late Sunday night. “I will be donating money to this foundation save the kangaroos.”
Epps continued, “Sorry if I offedend [sic] anybody I love animals sense [sic] I was a kid I had dogs my whole life !!#imadeabadmistake I keep taking down my post because of the back lash Iam [sic] getting!! thank you for forgiveness !!”
According to TMZ, Epps’ apology may be a little too late. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reportedly investigating the incident to ,”make sure the kangaroo was not being mishandled during the comedy show.”
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