NEW : Gottfried apologizes for his `` attempt at humor '' Aflac says Gottfried was fired after tweeting jokes about the disaster in Japan . TL;DR The comedian is a former employee of the company that owns Aflac. Aflac will hold national casting call for a replacement .
NEW : Gottfried apologizes for his `` attempt at humor '' Aflac says Gottfried was fired after tweeting jokes about the disaster in Japan . The tweets were posted Saturday . Aflac will hold national casting call for a replacement .