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"Upon careful review, we have decided to discontinue airing
our current television commercials featuring Steve Rannazzisi,”
Buffalo Wild Wings said in a statement.
In multiple interviews in recent years, Rannazzisi, star of the
FX comedy series "The League," described memories of working for
Merrill Lynch in the World Trade Center in New York City when
hijacked planes were flown into the buildings.
Rannazzisi, 37, had said the events of that day inspired him to
move to Los Angeles and pursue a comedy career.
The New York Times reported this week that Merrill Lynch had no
record of his employment and had no offices in either tower.
After being confronted by the newspaper, he said in a statement
that he was working in New York City during the 9/11 attacks but
was not in the World Trade Center.
"As a young man, I made a mistake that I deeply regret and for
which apologies may still not be enough,' Rannazzisi posted on
Twitter on Wednesday. "I don't know why I said this. This was
inexcusable. I am truly, truly sorry."
Rannazzisi's upcoming special on Comedy Central, "Breaking Dad,"
is scheduled to air on Saturday.
Following the comedian's apology, the network said on Wednesday,
"We are very disappointed to hear about Steve's
misrepresentations and are currently determining how we will
move forward."
(Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy; Toni Reinhold)
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