Cinnabon apologizes for Carrie Fisher tribute tweet

Cinnabon has apologized after posting a tribute to the late Carrie Fisher.

The tweet read, "RIP Carrie Fisher, you'll always have the best buns in the galaxy."

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After an online backlash, Cinnabon removed the post.

In a subsequent tweet, the company said, "Our deleted tweet was genuinely meant as a tribute, but we shouldn't have posted it. We are truly sorry."

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