(CNN) The governor of Kentucky apologized on Tuesday for saying someone named Tupac Shakur, who had applied for unemployment in the state, was an example of fraud -- when it was actually the person's real name.

In a press conference on Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said someone in the state had filed for unemployment under the name Tupac Shakur, calling the person out for "using somebody else's identity."

"And that person probably felt they were being funny, they probably did," Beshear said. "Except for the fact that, because of them, we've got to go through so many other claims."

That's "not okay," the governor continued. "Can't be doing that."

One day later, Beshear apologized after finding out there is really a Kentuckian named Tupac Shakur, the same name as the late rapper who was gunned down on a Las Vegas street in 1996

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