Hollywood comedian Patton Oswalt is apologizing after posting a photo on social media with his longtime friend and fellow comic Dave Chappelle.

Chappelle has recently come under fire for his Netflix comedy special “The Closer,” which critics say is insensitive toward the transgender community.

Just days after creating the post, Oswalt felt a need to extinguish any fires it may have caused among his fan base, which tends to be liberal.

In a lengthy apology post, Oswalt noted he had played a show with a friend on New Year's Eve who he had not seen in a while, referring to Chappelle. “We’ve known each other since we’re teens. He’s a fellow comedian, the funniest I’ve ever met. I wanted to post a pic & an IG story about it — so I did,” wrote Oswalt.

But we also 100% disagree about transgender rights & representation. I support trans peoples’ rights — ANYONE’S rights — to live safely in the world as their fullest selves. For all the things he’s helped ME evolve on, I’ll always disagree with where he stands NOW on transgender issues.

Oswalt continued in his post that he was "sorry, truly sorry" that he "didn’t consider the hurt" posting the picture "would cause. Or the DEPTH of that hurt."

Fellow comic Aries Spears, who was one of the longest-serving cast members on Fox's MADtv, told TMZ that Oswalt had nothing to apologize for.

"It's an unfortunate climate we live in where you got to apologize for things you shouldn't have to apologize for," Spears said. "Comics want to have fun with other comics," he continued, "It's like two dudes playing pickleball in the streets, you know, Dave's a great ballplayer, Patton's a great ballplayer, so play ball."

Much of the criticism against Chappelle's jokes revolve around the production of "The Closer," during which he stated, "gender is a fact" and sided with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling who has also been labeled transphobic. "I'm Team TERF. I agree," Chappelle said during his special. "I agree, man. Gender is a fact."

Critics sought to have the special removed, but Netflix pushed back, arguing the necessity to allow artists creative freedom. Chappelle's previous Netflix special "Sticks & Stones," which was released in 2019, also toed the line of political correctness but was only the start of the activism against his comedy.

In his apology, Oswalt also seemed to wrestle with losing friends over political disagreements. "I’ve been carrying a LOT of guilt about friends I’ve cut off, who had views with which I couldn’t agree, or changed in ways I couldn’t live with," he said in his apology.

"Sometimes I wonder — did I and others cutting them off make them dig their heels in deeper, fuel their ignorance with a nitro-boost of resentment and spite?" Oswalt asked. "I’m an LGBTQ ally. I’m a loyal friend. There’s friction in those traits that I need to reconcile myself, and not let cause feels of betrayal in ANYONE else."