MTV has apologized for airing a portion of the Jersey Shore Reunion Special during which cast members and the show’s host made insensitive comments about a possibly transgender individual.

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The segment began with a clip of Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino hitting on a clubgoer that his fellow castmates taunted was  “a tra**y.” They added, “If you have to think about it, it’s a tra**y. Stay away.”

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Then there were shots shown of Ronnie Ortiz-Magro wearing a dress and a large man in a bikini and a Halloween mask. The show’s host Julissa Bermudez then chimed in asking Mike, “Who was that tra**y? What was up with that?”