Diogo Portela on his Twitter page is well known to post a joke everyday and after backlash surrounding one he posted on Sunday, he has felt the effects.
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Portela's joke which was since deleted was reportedly "What makes sad people jump? Bridge" which he received backlash for and he said in a statement made him lose all his sponsors as a result.
"Having struggled closed with it myself, which was well documented. I felt the joke didn't offend me and I misjudged how it would offend other people," said Portela on Twitter.
"That joke made me lose all my sponsors. I understand their decision, however I had no harm to anyone when I posted it. It's good to see Twitter reacting that way, which means people do care about it."
"I do apologise if anyone felt hurt by my joke, I didn't mean that. I'll keep posting jokes every day because I know it makes people smile and I will consider next time a sensitive subject comes into my jokes."
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