Joe and Teresa Giudice's daughter has apologized for using a vulgar gay slur on her Twitter account, claiming that's not how she meant it — even though that's how it appeared.

Gia, 13, replied to one of her followers on Feb. 3 using the offensive word in a statement that read, "@nickslaaen who’s this chick u little f*gg*t.." which immediately sparked controversy and caused the reality TV tot to delete the tweet.

But not before Breaking Celebrity News snapped a screen grab.

Now, Gia explains her regret telling Star magazine she has learned from her mistake.

"People took it as a gay slur. I would never think that way. It was a mistake to joke, but that's not what I meant. So that's hard, and I feel awful," Gia told the magazine.

"I have to take responsibilities for my actions because I am always in the public eye."

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As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to using the F-word.

In 2012 Andy Cohen hosted a “Lost Footage” special with the ca