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'Incredibly insensitive': Chris Pratt apologizes in sign language to hearing impaired people for his 'ignorant' comments about subtitles

Published: 15:25 EST, 4 May 2017 | Updated: 03:28 EST, 5 May 2017

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Chris Pratt is apologizing for offending hearing impaired individuals.

The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 star shared an Instagram video of himself on Thursday using sign language to say sorry, adding: 'Truly from the bottom of my heart I apologize.'

The 37-year-old actor shared the clip - along with a heartfelt note - after he previously posting an 'incredibly insensitive' video with subtitles.

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Making an apology: On Thursday, Chris Pratt shared an Instagram video of himself as he used sign language to say sorry

Chris began the lengthy note explaining that Instagram automatically plays videos on mute, unless a person physically taps the clip to turn the volume on.

The last video he uploaded for his 11.3 million followers had subtitles; for that now-deleted video in question, he had 'requested that people turn up the volume not just "read the subtitles."'

Chris addressed that particular subtitle comment, explaining that 'it was so people wouldn't scroll past the video on mute, thus watching and digesting the information in the video.'

The Jurassic World star said: 'I realize now doing so was incredibly insensitive to the many folks out there who depend on subtitles.'

Truthful: Chris began the lengthy note explaining that Instagram automatically has video playing on mute, unless you tap the clip to turn the volume on

Chris noted that 38 million people in America live with some sort of hearing impairment 'so I want to apologize.'

The Jurassic World star added that he has people in his life who are also hearing impaired.

He said: 'The last thing I would want to do is offend them or anybody who suffers from hearing loss or any other disability.'

Heartfelt: The actor shared the video - with a note apologizing to hearing impaired individuals - after he shared an 'insensitive' video previously with subtitles

A good guy: The Jurassic World star said: 'I realize now doing so was incredibly insensitive to the many folks out there who depend on subtitles'

The Minnesota-born star wanted to clarify that he wanted to apologize, not because his publicist told him to.

He told his millions of followers: 'I control my social media. Nobody else. And I'm doing this because I'm actually really sorry. Apologies are powerful. I don't dole them out Willy-Nilly. This is one of those moments where I screwed up and here's me begging your pardon. I hope you accept my apology.'

Chris thanked his followers for pointing out his wrongdoing and said in the future, he will focus on being 'a little less ignorant about it.'

The movie star noted that he thinks Instagram should have technology to add subtitles automatically to videos posted.

Of his own free will: The Minnesota-born star wanted to clarify that the apology was because he wanted to, not because his publicist told him to

The father of one pushed the subject further, saying that the social media company has profited from pictures and videos he's posted, therefore he believes it should 'put closed captioning' on the app.

Chris pitched the idea to Instagram and closed it with a hashtag: '#CCinstaNow.'

Speaking to Seth Meyers on Wednesday he reveled he was knocked out while performing stunts on GOTGV2.

'It’s a really stunt-heavy movie, through the course of the whole film for everyone. We were suspended from wires, we did a whole bunch of stunts,' he said 'I got my bell rung pretty, pretty good. One time I essentially got knocked out.

'You always want to let the stunt people do them or their own version of it,' he added. 'Usually when you do it, it’s for your own ego and they let you do that.

'Then the stunt person comes in and does it and that’s what they use in the movie. So it’s just another way for us actors to feed our egos, because there aren’t enough.'

In character: He noted that he thinks Instagram should have technology to 'automatically add subtitles' to videos posted; pictured in the film Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2