( CNN ) -- For most of the day , Jason Biggs was n't letting the Twitterverse judge whether his sarcastic quip about the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash was funny . The `` Orange is the New Black '' actor stirred a Twitter storm after news reports confirmed that a Boeing 777 crashed in Ukraine with almost 300 people on board . Biggs joked , `` Anyone wan na buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles ? '' The backlash came quickly with some saying the remark was too soon , and the event too sensitive , to joke about . `` Not cool , Not funny Mr. @ JasonBiggs , '' @ jorgemps wrote . Sharliq Grant @ SGofDaRuSH said , `` too soon to joke man . '' Biggs originally blasted back at his social media critics , unleashing an expletive-ridden tirade . `` Hey all you 'too soon ' a -- holes- it 's a f -- king joke . You do n't have to think it 's funny , or even be on my twitter page at all . '' `` Truly- you losers are literally trying to find s -- t to get angry about . Channel your issues elsewhere , '' he continued . `` The idea that I wouldnt have any empathy 4 the victims or their families because I make a joke is absolutely ridiculous . U know that , right ? '' `` It 's saddest for the victims and their families , obviously . But Malaysia Airlines is apparently a GREAT airline . Gon na be tough to recover . '' Then in the evening , Biggs ' previous comments about the incident were deleted and he issued a four-tweet apology : . 1 ) Hey all- ok , so- I am deleting my previous tweets . People were offended , and that was not my intent . Sorry to those of you that were . 2 ) This is obviously a horrible tragedy , and everyone-including myself- is sad and angry about it . Sending positive thoughts to the . 3 ) victims and their families . P.S . No one is making me send these tweets- I simply understand that my comments might have come off . 4 ) . as insensitive and ill-timed . For that , I apologize . Biggs , who first became famous in 1999 's `` American Pie , '' has a long history of controversial tweets , including a series of sexually explicit comments directed at Republican politicians and their wives during the 2012 election , which he defended at that time , too . Blogging for Esquire last year , Biggs explained why he loves his Twitter haters . `` You know what really gets me off ? The hate . Oh , how I love the hate . Weird ? Perhaps . But to me , watching people get riled up over the most trivial things is pure fking gold . '' Did surface-to-air missile take down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 ? U.S. official : Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane . Malaysia Airlines crash prompts flight detours . See more news content about comedians at CNN Comedy . CNN 's Pete Janos contributed to this report .
Jason Biggs made a joke on Twitter about the Malaysia Airlines crash on July 17 . Some people sent tweets back that they found the comment offensive . The airline said it was investigating whether any of its employees were involved in the prank or if anyone else had been involved.