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KFC deletes 'NSFW' tweet, issues apology

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KFC found itself in hot oil today after its Australian branch tweeted an image that shocked many of its followers.

In a promotional advertisement for "something hot and spicy," the company posted a sexually suggestive image that resembled pornography.

 

Shortly after posting the tweet, KFC Australia deleted the image and tweeted an apology for its "error in judgment."

 

Clint Davis is a writer for the Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @MrClintDavis.

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