As a young man, I made a mistake that I deeply regret and for which apologies may still not be enough.

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

After I moved with my wife to Los Angeles from New York City in 2001 shortly after 9/11, I told people that I was in one of the World Trade

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

Center towers on 9/11. It wasn’t true. I was in Manhattan but working in a building in midtown and I was not at the Trade Center on that day

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

I don’t know why I said this. This was inexcusable. I am truly, truly sorry. For many years, more than anything, I have wished that, with

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

silence, I could somehow erase a story told by an immature young man.It only made me more ashamed. How could I tell my children to be honest

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

He goes on for a couple more tweets, but you get the gist. The weirdest thing about this whole thing is I’ve never even heard this story. Apparently it originated in a 2009 interview with Marc Maron, and just kind of snowballed from there. The admission comes 5 days after the 14th anniversary of 9/11, and I have to imagine this is going to negatively impact his career. He’s been one of the stars on ‘The League’ for 7 seasons (the second episode of the 7th season airs tonight), is the new face of Buffalo Wild Wings and has a new Comedy Central special coming out this Saturday, so the timing couldn’t have been worse. I don’t feel bad for a guy who blatantly lied about being part of one of America’s biggest tragedies, but I’m still having a hard time wrapping my mind around this entire thing. Why lie unprovoked about something like this? Hopefully more comes out about this situation, but for now, it’s just disappointing confusion.

-Ryan