Wahlberg makes controversial Flight 93 comment

Web produced by Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK -- Mark Wahlberg is a two time Oscar nominated actor with several big screens hits to his credit, but a comment he made about September 11th is not being viewed as his finest hour.

He made the comment in an article in the February issue of Men's Journal.

He was asked about the flight he was supposed to be on and he stated, "If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, 'OK, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry.'"

That statement is not sitting well with the family members of some of the 9/11 victims.

"If you want to say something profound you should educate yourself more about what happened," said Carole O'Hare, a family member of a Flight 93 victim.

Carole O'Hare lost her 79-year-old mother when Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

"I personally don't like for people to use 9/11 in any kind of self motivating purpose. I think it's not particularly attractive," O'Hare said.

Wahlberg later issued an apology saying to speculate was "ridiculous to begin with." He said that to suggest he "would have done anything differently than the passengers on that plane was irresponsible."

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