E! sorry for ‘fun fact’ about Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease

The broadcaster of The Golden Globes ceremony has apologised after actor Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease was presented as a “Fun Fact” during the red-carpet part of the show.

According to Variety, the E! Network regrets the “insensitive" on-screen graphic about the 52-year-old ‘Back To The Future’ star, who had been nominated for Best Actor in a miniseries or Television Film at the glitzy awards show.

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“We regret the insensitive classification of Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s diagnosis during our Eonline live stream,” a spokesperson said.

“We understand the serious nature of the disease and sincerely apologise.”

‘Spin City’ star Fox semi-retired from acting in 2000, after his condition worsened. He has since become a prominent advocate for researching a cure for the degenerative disease, founding the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2010.

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After viewers spotted a similar graphic during the E! show - detailing how Hollywood legend Robert Redford was “stricken with polio as a child” – the gaffes led to a series of Twitter memes, with users inserting similar inappropriate messages into the Fun Fact box.

In other Golden Globe gaffe news, watch Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie suffer an unfortunate auto-cue fail during the ceremony, below.