Under Lawsuit Threat, Ed AngerAlex Jones Sorta Apologizes For Pizza Parlor Shooting

Gotta love Mediagazer, where at least half the "discussion" is Tweets.

Katy Perry's in on it too.

  Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

InfoWars' Alex Jones apologizes to Pizzagate restaurant's owner a day before becoming exposed to punitive damages in potential libel suit under Texas law  —  Alex Jones, the conspiracy-loving media personality, apologized Friday for his role in promoting “Pizzagate,” the baseless viral story …

Discussion:

Alex Jones / Infowars:   A Note to Our Listening, Viewing and Reading Audiences Concerning Pizzagate Coverage

Media Matters for America:   Alex Jones Apologizes For Pizzagate Coverage, Blames Other Media Outlets

Jesse Walker / @notjessewalker:   Can't help noticing that they kept the comments closed for this one. http://www.infowars.com/...

Dave McClure / @davemcclure:   Alex Jones spread lies & defamed ppl, leading a confused individual to fire a gun in a family restaurant. Jones is a criminal, not a pundit. http://twitter.com/...

Maggie Serota / Death and Taxes:   Alex Jones apologizes for spreading Pizzagate lies, then passes the buck to other outlets

Katie Rife / The A.V. Club:   Alex Jones actually kind of apologized for “Pizzagate”

Robert Maguire / @robertmaguire_:   Alex Jones just apologized for @infowars coverage of #PizzaGate. NO JOKE: @mmfa has video https://mediamatters.org/...

Peter Kafka / @pkafka:   If a guy shoots a gun inside your store b/c of crazy shit he read in Infowars, Infowars will apologize. Eventually. https://www.infowars.com/...

Peter Kafka / @pkafka:   Good thing Infowars never published anything that displeased Peter Thiel. https://twitter.com/...

Tom O'Connor / Newsweek:   ALEX JONES APOLOGIZES FOR ‘PIZZAGATE’ FAKE NEWS

Jezebel:   Is Today...Good?  —  Do you remember the last time anything felt good?

Media Matters / @mmfa:   BREAKING: Alex Jones apologizes for pizzagate coverage, blames other media outlets http://mm4a.org/2nwuuNv pic.twitter.com/EZtWV8yP6x

Rachel Stoltzfoos / The Daily Caller:   ‘Pizzagate’ Gunman Pleads Guilty To Weapons Charges

Greg P. / twitchy.com:   ‘We encourage you to hold us accountable’: Alex Jones apologizes for #PizzaGate coverage

Clint Rainey / grubstreet:   Comet Ping Pong Gunman Pleads Guilty to Weapons Possession

Sasha Lekach / Mashable:   Infowars apologizes for spreading #Pizzagate conspiracy