@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +Pete Davidson has revealed he was 'forced to apologize' for poking fun at Congressman Dan Crenshaw's appearance during an episode of Saturday Night Live. <br>The comedian caused controversy in November 2018 for joking that Crenshaw - a veteran who lost his right eye in an IED blast in Afghanistan - looked like 'a hitman in a [https://go.forexbinaryoption.shop/jLvXiI porno filme gratis free] movie'. <br>Davidson, 26, subsequently said sorry for the gag when he appeared alongside Crenshaw, 35, in the following week's episode of SNL. <br>But in his new Netflix special, Alive From New York, the funnyman says he wasn't really interested in apologizing for making fun of the wounded veteran's looks. <br>'I got in trouble last year because I was making some jokes,' he states in the special. <br>'I didn't think I did anything wrong.<br><br>It was like words that were twisted so that a guy could be famous... So I made fun of this guy with an eye patch and then, like, I kind of got forced to apologize.' <br>'People were like, 'You hate America!' And I'm like, 'No, I just didn't want to be incorrect about how he lost his f---ing eye,' he continues. <br>'My roommate thought I should apologize so that I didn't get shot in the face'.<br> In his new Netflix special, Pete Davidson says he was 'forced to apologize' to Congressman Dan Crenshaw for mocking his appearance<br> Crenshaw appeared on Fox and Friends Friday, and hit back at Davidson for rescinding his apology <br>Crenshaw, who serves as a House Representative for Texas' 2nd Congressional District, hit back at Davidson in an interview with Fox and Friends on Friday.  <br>'It's like our comedic careers are joined at the hip because he can't stop thinking about me.<br><br>It's a little sad, ' he tartly told the cable news channel.  <br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>But the Congressman said he wasn't going to let the incident get him down, and would continue to think back fondly on their joint appearance on SNL. <br>'We had a really good moment, you know, at that time in 2018.<br><br>America liked it. The left and right liked it. So, you know, we don't really want to ruin that.'<br>'To be fair, if we took everything that comedians said on a Netflix special seriously, man our country would be in a world of hurt.<br><br>I would like to remember the guy that I saw in person and hung out with that night. ' <br> <br> Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson apologized for mocking Dan Crenshaw for his war injury during a joint appearance on SNL in November 2018<br><br>During that appearance on SNL with Davidson, Crenshaw ended his segment with an appeal for civility in the nation's discourse.<br>'There's a lot of lessons to learn here,' Crenshaw stated.<br><br>'Not just that the left and right can agree on some things, but also this - Americans can forgive one another.'<br>'We can remember what brings us together as a country and still see the good in each other. It's a good time for every American to connect with a veteran'.<br>'Maybe thanks for your service, but I would encourage you to say something else: 'Never forget'.<br>'When you say 'never forget' to a veteran, you are implying that as an American, you are in it with them, not separated by some imaginary barrier between civilians and veterans, but connected together as grateful fellow Americans.<br>'Never forget the sacrifices made by veterans past and present.<br>'And never forget those we lost on 9/11, heroes like Pete's father.<br>'So I'll just say: 'Pete, never forget'.'<br>Davidson, whose father, Scott Davidson, was a New York City firefighter who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks, replied: 'Never forget.'<br>'And that is for both of us,' Davidson stated as the pair shook hands. <br> Crenshaw ended his segment with an appeal for civility in the nation's discourse.<br><br>He also paid tribute to 'heroes' like Pete Davidson's father, New York City firefighter Scott Davidson, who died on 9/11<br>