Sam Smith quits Twitter after his acceptance speech at the Oscars sparked outrage

  • The 23-year-old crooner wrote on his Twitter page Tuesday: 'I'm logging off for a while. Some Martinis shaken not stirred are definitely in order' 
  • Smith won the Best Original Song prize during Sunday night's Academy Awards for Spectre's Writing's on the Wall
  • But he caused controversy when he incorrectly claimed during his acceptance speech to be the first openly gay man to win an Oscar  
  • See full coverage of the Oscars 2016 with more on Sam Smith's win

By Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com

Published: 13:36 EST, 2 March 2016 | Updated: 15:54 EST, 2 March 2016

Sam Smith has quit Twitter, just days after his Oscars acceptance speech sparked outrage online. 

On Tuesday, the British crooner posted on his account: 'I'm logging off for a while. Some Martinis shaken not stirred are definitely in order.' 

Smith was widely condemned online after he wrongly claimed to be the first openly gay man to receive an Oscar when he and and his writing partner Jimmy Napes accepted the prize for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards on Sunday.  

Mistake: Sam Smith has quit Twitter just days after causing controversy by claiming to be the first openly gay man to win an Oscar 

Mistake: Sam Smith has quit Twitter just days after causing controversy by claiming to be the first openly gay man to win an Oscar 

An honor: Smith and his writing partner Jimmy Napes won the Best Original Song award at the Oscars on Sunday for their Bond theme 'Writing's on the Wall'

An honor: Smith and his writing partner Jimmy Napes won the Best Original Song award at the Oscars on Sunday for their Bond theme 'Writing's on the Wall'

The British star said: 'I stand here tonight as a proud gay man and I hope that we can all stand together as equals one day.' 

He continued: 'I read an article a few months ago by Sir Ian McKellen, and he said that no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar.

'If this is the case, even if it isn't the case, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world.'  

Sam's faux pas caused a stir on Twitter, with fan Andy Herren saying: 'Do your homework, Sam Smith. LOTS of openly gay people have won Oscars. Gaga would have known that. #Oscars.'

Apologies: Smith directly responded to criticism from Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and promised to watch the writer's films which include Milk 

Apologies: Smith directly responded to criticism from Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and promised to watch the writer's films which include Milk 

Hair of the dog: Smith also posted this picture of himself partaking in a little 'hair of the dog' after his big night of celebrations

Hair of the dog: Smith also posted this picture of himself partaking in a little 'hair of the dog' after his big night of celebrations

Sir John Gielgud was the first openly gay actor to win an Oscar for his turn in classic 1981 comedy Arthur.

Among the other openly gay men to be awarded the top honor include Sir Elton John who took Best Original Song for Circle Of Life in 1994 and Alan Ball, who took honors for Best Original Screenplay for American beauty in 2000. 

One of the winners, 'Milk' screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, hit out at Smith in a tweet that included a link to his 2008 acceptance speech. 

'Hey Sam Smith, if you have no idea who I am, it may be time to stop texting my fiancé,' Black wrote, referencing his boyfriend, British Olympic diver Tom Daley. 

Following the controversy, Smith apologized for the mix-up on Monday and promised to see Black's films.    

Remember me? Dustin, 41, shared a video of his own Oscars acceptance speech from 2009 as he gave Sam a reminder about his own achievements 

Remember me? Dustin, 41, shared a video of his own Oscars acceptance speech from 2009 as he gave Sam a reminder about his own achievements 

Dustin Lance Black wrote another tweet on Monday morning, clarifying his thoughts on Smith's speech 

Dustin Lance Black wrote another tweet on Monday morning, clarifying his thoughts on Smith's speech 

Ouch: Dustin Lance Black (left) has accused Sam Smith of texting his fiancé, Olympic swimmer Tom Daley (right) in an epic social media put-down

Ouch: Dustin Lance Black (left) has accused Sam Smith of texting his fiancé, Olympic swimmer Tom Daley (right) in an epic social media put-down

'Second openly gay man to win an oscar or third or fourth or 100th, It wasn't my point,' Smith wrote. 

'My point was to shine some light on the LGBT community who i love so dearly. 

'Apologies for the mixup @DLanceBlack I'll be sure to check our your films now x Belated Congrats on the Oscar x.' 

On a lighter note, Smith also posted a picture of himself to Instagram, showing him partaking in a little hair of the dog after his big night of celebrations. 

'I can't put into words how I feel other than...Hungover and Insanely happy x' Smith captioned the photo. 

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