Ken Jenningshas issued an apology for his past “unartful and insensitive” tweets.

In the past, I’d usually leave bad tweets up just so they could be dunked on.

At least that way they could lead to smart replies and even advocacy.

Ken Jennings

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Deleting them felt like whitewashing a mistake."

Not at all!"

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we should be kinder to one another.

I look forward to heading into 2021 with that in mind."

Jennings will also appear on the upcoming ABC game showThe Chasealongside his rivals in January’sJeopardy!

The Greatest of All Timetournament, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer.

(Jenningsultimately won the tournament.

)The Chasedebuts Thursday, Jan. 7.