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  fox news host bill o'reilly apologized tuesday after coming under fire for mocking a black congresswoman's hair. during an appearance on "fox & friends  o'reilly reacted to a clip of rep. maxine waters (d-ca) delivering a speech on the floor of the house of representatives. i didn't hear a word she said  o'reilly said of waters. i was looking at the james brown wig." "if we have a picture of james brown -- it's the same wig  he added. the remarks were widely denounced as both racist and sexist on twitter, where o'reilly's name was trending tuesday morning and afternoon. in a statement tuesday afternoon, o'reilly expressed regret for the remarks. as i have said many times  i respect congresswoman maxine waters for being sincere in her beliefs  he said. i said that again today on fox & friends calling her 'old school.' unfortunately  i also made a jest about her hair which was dumb. i apologize."
article_headline: bill o'reilly apologizes after making racially charged joke about congresswoman