There has been much controversy over the recent Direct TV ad with Chris Farley and David Spade.

As most people know, Farley is deceased, he died of a drug overdose back in the late 90’s.

The scene in the commercial is the “fat guy in a little coat” from the film “Tommy Boy”.

Some people think Spade is trying to cash in, while Spade originially said he did it in remembrance of Farley.

“When DirecTV came to me and the Farley family with this idea about Tommy Boy, we talked and thought it would be a cool way to remind people just how funny Chris was,” Spade tells Asylum via his publicist. “It is a clever homage to my friend and a movie that we loved doing.”

TV Squad calls it a “Worst commercial of the year nominee” and muses that it isn’t funny, clever or original.

After all the bad publicity, Spade now apologizes for the commercial and feels horrible that it offended everyone.