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Isaiah Washington is no stranger to controversy. But the outspoken actor seems to have met his match on Twitter.

Washington landed in the cross hairs of the social media mob on Wednesday after he tweeted a little unsolicited advice to Chris Rock on how to deal with alleged police profiling.

“I sold my $90,000.00 Mercedes G500 and bought 3 Prius’s, because I got tired of being pulled over by Police. #Adapt @chrisrock,” Washington tweeted.

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I sold my $90,000.00 Mercedes G500 and bought 3 Prius's, because I got tired of being pulled over by Police. #Adapt @chrisrock

— Isaiah Washington (@IWashington) April 1, 2015

After Twitter users came hard for Washington, he followed it up with a tweet saying: “Anyway, you millennial’s critique and misconstrue my message to @chrisrock I’m getting back to my work to help free all y’all. #Truthdom.”

Anyway, you millennial's critique and misconstrue my message to @chrisrock I'm getting back to my work to help free all y'all. #Truthdom

— Isaiah Washington (@IWashington) April 1, 2015

His comments didn’t go over too well, with many Twitter users accusing Washington of being out of touch, including The Roots drummer Questlove, who said a Prius is not a solution to the problem of ‘Driving While Black.’

Prius won't save you from #DWB @IWashington i know. trust.

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 1, 2015

Isaiah Washington was the same guy who got fired from Greys anatomy for being homophobic right? Dr. Burke

— Diatonic Dissonance (@urbangaygriot) April 2, 2015

Isaiah Washington traded the Benz for a Prius because he ain't really worked since he dropped that F-Bomb. Let's keep it a buck.

— C E E J (@ImJustCeej) April 1, 2015

Isaiah Washington trolled "Black Twitter" so he could see his name in the news again.

— Darkskinned Phoenix (@DearLeader10) April 2, 2015

And is @IWashington implying that Black folks who drive less expensive cars won't be pulled over by cops? That logic is broken as hell.

— Elon James White (@elonjames) April 1, 2015

“The 100” actor’s tweets were prompted by earlier social media posts from “Top Five” actor-director Rock saying he had been stopped by police three times in two months — suggesting he was being racially profiled.

“Stopped by the cops again wish me luck,” Rock wrote in an Instagram post Monday, along with a selfie of himself behind the wheel of a car with a blue light shining through his rear window.

A month earlier, Rock posted another selfie with the caption: “I’m not even driving stop [sic] by the cops again.”

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That followed a post from two months ago after another traffic stop, “Just got pulled over by the cops wish me luck,” he captioned a photo of himself taken during the daytime so you can clearly see the patrol car behind him.

As for Washington, despite being pummeled on social media, the ex-“Grey’s Anatomy” star took the controversy in stride. In fact, he revealed the spirited debate had landed him a chat with CNN anchor Don Lemon.

#BlackTwitter My good brother .@donlemon has just reached out to me personally. I can't wait to talk to my dear brother. #Truthdom

— Isaiah Washington (@IWashington) April 1, 2015

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PAULA DEEN: This celebrity chef arguably became more famous after admitting in a deposition that she uttered the N word on multiple occasions during her 67 years of life. The notoriety came with a big price tag, though. TheWrap estimated that the moment of honesty cost Deen $14.5 million in endorsement deals after losing her lucrative Food Network gig.
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MEL GIBSON: This two-time Oscar winner went from aging action hero to falling star when he was pulled over in 2006 for driving under the influence, and then proceeded to blame all of the wars in the world on "f--king Jews." His career never quite recovered, and took another hit in 2010 when a recording of a phone call with his baby's mama, Oksana Grigorieva, hit the web with more racial slurs. Oh, and then there was that profanity-laden rant in front of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas.
DON IMUS: This shock jock made the mistake of referring to the Rutgers women basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" in 2007. As a result, his CBS radio show, "Imus in the Morning," was cancelled. Fortunately for Imus, he was back on the radio waves less than a year later on an ABC station.
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MICHAEL RICHARDS: The once-loveable "Seinfeld" star lost his temper on a heckler at a stand-up comedy show in Los Angeles, and lost a lot of love from fans in the process. A video featuring Richards repeatedly calling the audience member the N word went viral, and his stand-up comedy career went bye-bye.
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JUSTINE SACCO: A public relations executive should probably know better than to publicly joke that white people can't get AIDS. Sacco, however, did just that last December with a single tweet reading, "Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!" After landing in South Africa, she promptly lost her corporate communications job at Barry Diller's media company, IAC.
BRENDAN EICH: Mozilla's Brendan Eich has historically been known as a Silicon Valley power player, and his ascension to CEO of the popular internet service provider surprised nobody. But right after the pen lifted from the paper, it was revealed that Eich gave a $1000 donation in support of Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. The fallout was swift and severe: Mozilla employees revolted and OkCupid banned Firefox users from accessing their site. Eich stepped down days later.
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GILBERT GOTTFRIED: The comedian, best known in his later years for lending his signature voice to the Aflac Duck, was silenced by the insurance company in 2011 after Gottfried's finger tips typed out one too many racist jokes following a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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PAULA DEEN: This celebrity chef arguably became more famous after admitting in a deposition that she uttered the N word on multiple occasions during her 67 years of life. The notoriety came with a big price tag, though. TheWrap estimated that the moment of honesty cost Deen $14.5 million in endorsement deals after losing her lucrative Food Network gig.

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