Keith Olbermann apologizes for threatening post against Scott Jennings after FBI referral

The 'Common Sense Department' has a few thoughts about Jimmy Kimmel's long weekend as he's set to reappear on the air following his Charlie Kirk assassination remarks.

Former ESPN and MSNBC contributor Keith Olbermann posted an apology Tuesday after deleting a controversial social media post Monday directed at CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings. 

Olbermann's original posts were screenshotted by Townhall columnist Dustin Grage, showing Olbermann writing, "You’re next motherf---er," and "But keep mugging for the camera," at Jennings nearly two weeks after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University.

Jennings later shared screenshots of Olbermann's posts, tagging FBI Director Kash Patel.

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TV Personality Keith Olbermann speaks onstage during the Olbermann panel at the ESPN portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 24, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California. 

Olbermann's apology post came Tuesday, suggesting his message was "misinterpreted." 

"I apologize without reservation to [Scott Jennings]. Yesterday I wrote and immediately deleted 2 responses to him about Kimmel because they could be misinterpreted as a threat to anything besides his career. I immediately replaced them with ones specifying what I actually meant," Olbermann wrote. 

"I oppose and condemn political violence, and the threat of it. All times are the wrong time to leave even an inadvertent impression of it — but this time is especially wrong. I should've acknowledged the deletion and apologized yesterday. I'm sorry I delayed." 

Olbermann has faced tremendous backlash in recent days for his controversial