But WGA West members did not buy that.
EW has reached out to WGA West, but has not heard back.
Reps for Doyle could not be reached.
Tim Doyle was the showrunner for “Last Man Standing.".John Salangsang/Variety/Penske Media via Getty
He wrote, “I just got my tree up!”
alongside the offensive image.
Others slammed the comment after it was shared more widely.
He toldThe Hollywood Reporterlater that month that he was “very sorry.”
“I’m bored at the moment, and I write a lot of jokes.
I’m a comedy writer,” he said.
I Googled the words ‘cartoon man hanging from a tree’ and that’s what came up.
I really think this has been a misunderstanding.”
