Actor remembered innocent lives lost in subsequent US invasion of Iraq and faced severe criticism on social media.
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The Entourage star -- who played Vincent Chase in the super successful TV series -- took to Instagram on Friday to condole with the bereaved families. But his post received negative response as he also mentioned the deaths of "innocent Iraqis" during the subsequent US invasion of Iraq.
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The post read: "R.I.P. the 2,996 Americans who died in 9/11. R.I.P. the 1,455,590 innocent Iraqis who died during the U.S. invasion for something they didn’t do."
The picture featuring Twin Towers was shared on Twitter simultaneously and took a toll on Twitteratis. The post was however deleted soon.
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Here are some of the tweets sent to Adrain:
So @adriangrenier shows he's just another cliched pampered celeb, insulting the nation that granted him fame and wealth from his ivory tower
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) September 12, 2015
Hey @adriangrenier you deleted an Instagram post last night but I saved it for you for http://t.co/m5jguqLRsY pic.twitter.com/3vcTLq86Qg
— Weasel Zippers (@weaselzippers) September 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/jakaroo65/status/642595063835439104
https://twitter.com/Mike_R_Hummel/status/642531644218441728
‘Classless’: Actor Adrian Grenier, BBC staffer post photo of 9/11 tribute to Iraqis who died during U.S. invasion http://t.co/lAySSy547n
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/LaurenRyannXo/status/642516781190529024
https://twitter.com/anjaliagarwal05/status/643417192768368640
https://twitter.com/TravisAaronWade/status/643584671859675136
https://twitter.com/kormaqueen/status/643707244882862081
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