Alton Brown: Food Network star apologises for Holocaust tweets

‘It was a very poor use of judgement and in poor taste,’ he said

Alton Brown (Rex Features)

Alton Brown, the star of Food Network shows Good Eats and Iron Chef America, has apologised for a series of tweets about concentration camps and the Holocaust.

In a since-deleted tweetstorm apparently referencing the US election and Donald Trump’s refusal to concede, Brown tweeted: “So, when they move us to the camps, do you think they’ll let us choose the state? I’m going to ask for Kansas because the sky is so gorgeous there… over the wheat.”

He later added: “Do you think the camp uniforms will be striped, like the ones at Auschwitz, or will plaid be in vogue?” He then said that he had “no gold fillings” when a commenter said the uniform would depend on his wealth.  

Apologising for his remarks after they caused outrage online, Brown tweeted: “I apologise for the flippant reference I made to the Holocaust in my tweet last night. 

"It was not a reference I made for humorous effect but rather to reflect how deeply frightened I am for our country. It was a very poor use of judgement and in poor taste.”

Brown is not the only celebrity who has landed themselves in hot water over their comments about the US election. 

Earlier this week, Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria apologised for saying Latina women were the “real heroes” after Joe Biden’s win.