--- title: Louis C.K. Apologizes to Sarah Palin for Mean Tweets description: "I'm not an insult guy. I don't go after people, it's not what I do." canonical: https://time.com/3825338/louis-ck-sarah-palin-mean-tweet-apology/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-16T19:15:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:44.569Z og:title: Louis C.K. Apologized to Sarah Palin for Mean Tweets He Wrote 5 Years Ago og:description: "I'm not an insult guy. 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(We won’t repeat those things here, but [trust us](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/louis-ck-apologized-sarah-palin-789007).) Five years later, he decided to apologize to Palin when he ran into her at the _Saturday Night Live_ 40th anniversary party. “I’ve never in a million years apologized for anything I’ve said,” C.K. [told Howard Stern](https://soundcloud.com/howardstern/louisck%5Fsarahpalin) in a recent interview. But this time, he said, “Something came over me emotionally.” Palin was the one who approached C.K. to tell him she thought he was funny — and that’s when he decided to say sorry for the Twitter rant. “I’m not an insult guy,” he told Stern. “I don’t go after people, it’s not what I do.” Palin responded to C.K.’s apology by joking, “Well, you’re a vile person.” But she also seemed to genuinely appreciate the gesture. “Maybe it surprises people, but I was sincerely humbled and appreciative,” Palin [told](http://www.people.com/article/sarah-palin-is-a-Louis-CK-fan-after-his-apology-for-mean-tweets) _People._ Oh, she also said if he ever came to Alaska she’d take him fishing. 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