Jim Carrey Has Issued A Public Apology To The Family Of An Autistic Teenager After He Posted A Picture Of The Youngster Online During A Rant About California's Vaccination Policies.
The Hollywood funnyman shared a series of angry tweets rallying against a new law which makes vaccinations mandatory for school children in the state, accusing authorities of using immunisations which contain traces of mercury, which is believed by some to be linked to autism.
He also posted pictures of three autistic children on his Twitter.com account, including an image of 14-year-old Alex Echols, who also suffers from tuberous sclerosis, and the move infuriated the teenager's mother, who insisted the star did not have permission to publish the snap.
Carey later removed the picture and he has now issued an apology to the Echols family, writing, "I'd like to apologise to the Echols family and others for posting a pic of their kids w/o (without) permission. I didn't mean to cause them distress."
Echols' mother Karen replied, "Jim Carrey we appreciate the apology."
Carey became an opponent of mandatory vaccinations while dating his now ex-girlfriend Jenny MCCarthy, who has a son with autism.
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