"Lost" creator-slash-douchebag apologizes for joking about Spider-Man stuntman's career-ending fall

[Amerigo Vespucci]

'Lost' Creator -- Sorry For Mocking Spider-Man

12/22/2010 2:10 PM PST by TMZ Staff

Damon Lindelof -- the co-creator of "Lost" -- is finally issuing a formal apology for one of the biggest mistakes he ever made ... unfortunately, we're not talking about his show's finale.



It's all over a joke Lindelof cracked on his Twitter page yesterday in the wake of the Spider-Man on Broadway accident -- he wrote, "With great power, comes great respWAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGHSMASHCRASHKATHUMP!!!!!"

Kinda funny -- but kinda inappropriate considering the accident may have ended the stuntman's career.

But today, Damon owned up to the situation -- tweeting, "I had no idea that the stuntman was so seriously injured. Bad taste. Honest regrets. And hoping for a speedy recovery."



http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/22/lost-creator-damon-lindelof-spiderman-play-broadway-apology/

[Taverner]

1. Somewhat tasteless, but I don't think its that bad...

Having a sense of humor beats always trying to please for any possible outcome

[Bluenorthwest]

6. He's a producer. This is like the owner of one coal mine

cracking jokes about a tragedy at another. Any decent producer thinks of injury on set as they very worst thing, other than death on set. Rich industrialist making cute banter about workplace injuries. It is about as bad as it gets really.

[villager]

2. Jesus Christ, why do all TV guys look that way, now?

I say this as someone who occasionally covers showbiz here in L.A...

[Taverner]

4. Perhaps they're all David Cross fans?

[villager]

5. but mostly, they're not as funny as David Cross

;-)

[Mojambo]

3. That's a pretty funny joke, actually.

He didn't know the seriousness of the guys injuries.

I don't see that it makes him a douchebag at all.

[Forkboy]

7. I LOL'd.

Of course, I am a douchebag, so... :)