Actor Rob Lowe came under fire from social media users Friday for several Tweets he posted shortly after the terrorist attacks in Paris began.

“Vive La France!” the Grinder star wrote in the first of several Twitter posts Friday night.

Shortly after posting the first message, Lowe seemingly criticized French President Francois Hollande for his country’s immigration policy. He later suggested that Hollande’s televised speech to the country on Friday night was “one of the worst ever given.”

Oh, NOW France closes its borders. #Hollande — Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) November 13, 2015

This is either the worst translation of an important speech ever, or one of the worst ever given. #Hollande — Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) November 13, 2015

Critics quickly piled on the actor, calling him a “piece of lowlife scum” and an “atrocious human being.”

@RobLowe this is the worst tweet of all time — Anthony Smith (@AnthonyBLSmith) November 13, 2015

https://twitter.com/samknight1/status/665305851884867584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Lowe later returned to Twitter to defend his remarks, saying he had previously lived in France, and told followers not to “misinterpret” his original comments.

Lived in France, and spend a ton of time there. Been in that stadium. This is all so devastatingly sad for a place I love. #FrenchPrayers — Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) November 14, 2015

Wow. For you trolls out there, the phrase "Vive La France" is the traditional expression of SUPPORT for France. Don't misinterpret my words. — Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) November 14, 2015

The backlash was still going strong on Sunday, when Lowe appeared on Fox before the NFL games kicked off:

do not want to see rob lowe on my tv talking the cowboys — LABron (@Ashes2Nirvana) November 15, 2015

@NFLonFOX great job having Rob Lowe on. Disgusting. — pseudolynch (@pseudolynch) November 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/Furiousian/status/665946509330919424