Ducks pull 'insensitive' video featuring naked Ryan Kesler

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The Anaheim Ducks apologized Sunday for an "insensitive" video posted to their Twitter account in which center Ryan Kesler walks nude past female coworkers.

In the video, Kesler walked past two women working at desks with a black box covering his lower body and joked that he was wearing his "birthday suit" to celebrate the NHL's 100th birthday, according to ESPN.

The video had been removed from Twitter as of Sunday evening.

"Our tweet posted earlier today was meant to be a lighthearted video celebrating the NHL’s 100th birthday," the Ducks wrote on Twitter. "We realize in retrospect the content of the video may have been insensitive and we have removed the video and apologize."

Our tweet posted earlier today was meant to be a lighthearted video celebrating the NHL’s 100th birthday. We realize in retrospect the content of the video may have been insensitive and we have removed the video and apologize. — Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 26, 2017

The video drew criticism online given the string of sexual assault and harassment allegations featuring prominent public figures that have come to light in recent weeks. Rep. John Conyers stepped down Sunday as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee as a congressional ethics panel investigates sexual harassment allegations against him, while Charlie Rose was fired last week over claims of sexual misconduct.

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