The 50 Most Controversial Tweets of Summer 2012

It's been a cruel and hilarious summer.

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Complex Media doesn't employ any certified meteorologists, but from the chill in the morning air, and the fact that September is a day away, we're of the mind that summer is a wrap. And what a summer it has been.  The London Olympics captivated the entire world as we watched Gabby Douglas make a name for herself, Michael Phelps become the best Olympian of all time, and Usain Bolt become the fastest human to ever walk the Earth. On the music front, we saw Nas come back to form with an outstanding album, Rick Ross sell more records than he ever has, and G.O.O.D Music drop the best song of the summer. Then there was The Dark Knight Rises, the movie that was so good, people saw the three-hour flick thrice. 

But with the good comes the bad. As New York City community advocate Tony Herbert said, this season was "The Summer of Guns." From the shooting in Aurora, CO, to the Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin, this summer had no shortage of gun violence. Which is interesting because as we enter the third day of the Republican National Convention, we haven't heard any politicians speak on gun control. And we're not expecting any to mention it next week at the Democratic National Convention, either. So it goes. 

No matter what happened, however, it was discussed on Twitter. And as is always the case with Twitter, the comments and conversations sometimes got a little out of hand. And by a little we mean a lot. From insensitive jokes about national tragedies to claims that certain musical geniuses weren't actually responsible for their crafts, we've seen a boat load of craziness spewed out in 140-character blurbs. As we wave hello fall, check out the most controversial tweets of the summer. 

50. Lolo Jones “Gun Shooting” Tweet

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49. Rap Fan Booted From Concert For Tweeting

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48. Wrestler Calls Out WWE for Lack of Pay

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47. Blake Shelton Threatens to Kill Turtle

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46. Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand Tweets Racial Slur About Chelsea's Ashley Cole

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45. Spanish Olympic Athletes Hate Their Russian-Made Uniforms

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44. Chad Ochocinco Johnson Hacks Ex-Wife's Twitter Page

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43. A Belieber Calls Star the Reincarnation of Kurt Cobain

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42. Filipino Baller Accuses PBA of Fixing Games

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41. Former 16 and Pregnant Star Blasts Abortion

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40. Rob Lowe #Trappedinahellhole

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39. Azealia Banks vs. Jim Jones

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38. Marlon Wayans Trashes Kentucky Town

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37. Kris Humphries Gets Back at Kanye

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36. Bow Wow's Twitter Account Gets Hacked, Held for Ransom, and Vandalized with Compromising Photo

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35. Fired WWE Employee Attacks Linda McMahon's Campaign

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34. Kanye Tweets About His and Kim's Private Time

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33. London Rapper Offends With Nas Quote

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32. Egyptian Olympic Athlete Blows Whistle Fake Nike Uniforms

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31. Azealia Banks vs. Nicki Minaj

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30. Clay Aiken States Obvious, Gets Called Racist

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29. 50 Cent's Jab at Autism

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28. Political Journalist Calls Mitt Romney A Dick

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27. Olympian Channels Sexy Side With Bikini Shot, People Go Nuts

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26. Asus Makes Ass of Itself With "Rear" Comment

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25. Kanye Tweets Alleged Naked Kim K Photo, Then Deletes It

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24. MLB Gets Taken to Bat for Sexist Tweet

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23. Cher Pisses Off the Mormons with a Shot at Mitt Romney

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22. Horny Sportswriter Gets Aroused Watching Olympics

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21. Girls Creator Makes Insensitive Joke

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20. Rugby Player Takes Racist Shot At Olympic Champion

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19. Nicki Minaj Tells U.K. Fans to #EatSh*tAndDie

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18. Playboy Model Makes Light of Aurora, CO. Shootings

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17. Steve Czaban Shows Little Sympathy for Andy Reid's Dead Son

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16. Rosanne Wishes Cancer on Chick-Fil-A Customers

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15. Los Angeles Entertainment Reporter Takes Shots at Yung Berg

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14. Samuel L Jackson Laments Hurricane Isaac Missing GOP Convention

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13. Swiss Olympian Banned For Discriminative Tweet

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12. Chris Brown Tweets Photo of His Injuries

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11. Politico Reporter Defends Todd Akin's "Legitimate Rape" Comments

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10. New York Knick Greets Fan With Homophobic Slur

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9. WSJ Editor's Aurora Tweet

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8. Greek Olympian's Racist Joke Gets Her Sent Home

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7. Prince Jackson';s Cryptic Tweet

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6. Republican Compares Obama To Stalin, Hitler

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5. Chris Rock's Independence Day Tweet

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4. Celeb Boutique Attempts to Profit from Aurora Shooting

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3. Gwyneth Paltrow's N-Word Debacle

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2. Dream Hampton Accuses Nas of Using Ghostwriters

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1. NRA Tweets After Aurora Shooting

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