News satire outlet The Onion apologized Monday on its Facebook page, a day after a tweet appeared on its Twitter profile, calling 9-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis a very dirty word. The tweet has since been deleted, but it was up long enough to spark a significant Twitter reaction, much of it negative. In the Facebook post, The Onion CEO Steve Hannah said those responsible for the tweet will be disciplined.

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