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Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks during his introductory press conference at the Junge Family Champions Center in Ann Arbor on Dec. 30, 2014.

(Patrick Record | The Ann Arbor News)

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon to reflect details provided by the University of Michigan relating to coach Jim Harbaugh's now completed meeting with students.

ANN ARBOR -- Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh met Wednesday afternoon with a group of students upset with a tweet sent in support of the film "American Sniper."

The meeting, confirmed by U-M spokesman Rick Fitzgerald, was attended by Harbaugh and "about 15 students," along with U-M interim athletic director Jim Hackett and vice president for student life Royster Harper.

Earlier in the day, the meeting was described by U-M as an opportunity for Harbaugh to sit down with "a small group of Muslim students" who protested the university's showing of the movie and were upset by Harbaugh's public support of the film.

Later Wednesday afternoon, Fitzgerald confirmed the meeting occurred and described it as "a good discussion" in which Harbaugh was "glad he was able to meet with the students."

"We don't have anything else to share about this private discussion," Fitzgerald added.

The meeting between Harbaugh and the student had been scheduled "for several weeks."

On April 8, Harbaugh sent a tweet in response to some outcries on campus regarding "American Sniper," Clint Eastwood's controversial movie based on the autobiography of United States Navy Seal Chris Kyle.

Michigan Football will watch "American Sniper"! Proud of Chris Kyle & Proud to be an American & if that offends anybody then so be it! — Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) April 9, 2015

The tweet came amid protests both for and against the film being shown at a University of Michigan function. The discontent prompted U-M to cancel a showing of the film, then backtrack, calling the decision to cancel a "mistake."

Originally scheduled to be shown during a "UMix Late Night" program, nearly 300 protesters spoke out, saying the film perpetuates "negative and misleading stereotypes" against Muslims.

Following those complaints, the U-M Center for Campus Involvement announced it wouldn't be showing the movie at the event. That was followed by a decision to screen the film at an undetermined date with a post-viewing panel focused on reflection and dialogue.

The cancelation, though, stirred support for the film to be shown, including a new petition and hundreds of comments on the Center for Campus Involvement's Facebook Page.

That's when Harbaugh sent off his tweet at 9:38 p.m. on April 8. It has since been retweeted nearly 32,000 times and "favorited" over 38,000 times.

At 10:45 p.m. that same night, the university released a statement saying that "it was a mistake to cancel" a showing of "American Sniper" and that the film would be shown as originally scheduled.

"The initial decision to cancel the movie was not consistent with the high value the University of Michigan places on freedom of expression and our respect for the right of students to make their own choices in such matters," E. Royster Harper, University of Michigan vice president for student life, said in the statement.

On April 10, two movies -- "Paddington" and "American Sniper" -- were shown at "UMix Late Night." There were no major protests at the Michigan Union that night, and approximately 150 students viewed "American Sniper."

The meeting between Harbaugh and members of U-M's Muslim student body was first reported late Tuesday by The College Fix..

Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball and football. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at bquinn@mlive.com