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Steve Harvey apologized after a massive Miss Universe mixup Sunday night.
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He named Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez winner when Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach actually won.
"I have to apologize," Harvey said after walking back onstage for the most painful moment on live TV ever.
Todd Chrisley, Michael Strahan, DL Hughley, Magic Johnson rushed to defend Harvey
The photo at the top right captures the mixup moment: Wurtzbach, front, reacts after she was announced as the new Miss Universe moments after Gutierrez was incorrectly crowned.
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Credit: Jennifer Brett
It didn't help when Harvey tweeted an apology that called Miss Philippines by a book in the Bible and misspelled Colombia. He then apologized, deleted the tweet, and issued a new apology in a series of (correctly spelled) tweets.
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Credit: Jennifer Brett
While the gaffe inspired plenty of smack talk and a thousand memes, it also brought out a strong show of support.
But of course, as you might imagine the major mixup set Twitter on fire..
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Credit: Jennifer Brett
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