Fans Are Not Buying Joleon Lescott's Apology for His Bizarre Luxury Car Tweet

In the moments after Aston Villa's humiliating 6-0 loss to Liverpool, centre-back Joleon Lescott tweeted out a picture of a luxury Mercedes. There was no explanation or context for the picture, but many Villa fans on Twitter were displeased:

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@JoleonLescott bit disrespectful that pic after your excuse of a performance. Disgrace.

— Robert Roberts (@bobbobdj) February 14, 2016"

Others, meanwhile, chose to have some fun with it: 

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@JoleonLescott pic.twitter.com/t8xrdpD2dl

— Lamisa (@Herrera_Girl) February 14, 2016"

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@JoleonLescott pic.twitter.com/zUSaQ2CiaB

— - Han! (@HannahD_94) February 14, 2016"

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@JoleonLescott Kick in the balls that Joleon. Cheers pal  #avfc pic.twitter.com/BtaMnu6Iig

— Elliot Watkins (@Watkinss_e) February 14, 2016"

Lescott subsequently apologised for and explained the tweet, claiming it was sent while the phone was in his pocket: 

It seemed that not everybody believed the former England centre-back's explanation, particularly his contemporary, Carlton Cole:

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.@JoleonLescott pic.twitter.com/1FXC8fKMCh

— Lizzie Hayward (@ehayward93) February 14, 2016"

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.@JoleonLescott pic.twitter.com/qRqad8rqj2

— Doc (@ManhattanDoc) February 14, 2016"

[Twitter]