Jason Bateman has issued an apology in the Great iPhone 4 Riot of 2010.

Last week, the actor ticked off a mob of 2000 by cutting in line with an Apple store employee to snag an iPhone 4. Via Twitter, Bateman initially claimed he was simply avoiding paparazzi and didn’t notice any ruckus.

But late Tuesday — after more eyewitnesses confirmed what really happened to UsMagazine.com — Bateman changed his tune.

“Correction- If there were boos, I didn’t hear them,” the star, 41, Tweeted. “If some were mad, I didn’t see them. I wish I had. If you’re out there, I’m sorry.”

Of Bateman’s paparazzi claims, he added: “I only counted ONE (1) Paparazzo and one other person who took a picture of him – both from across the street from a distance of at least 40 feet- so no one bothered him.”

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Deny it all you want, Jason Bateman. After two sources confirmed to UsMagazine.com the actor, 41, outraged more than 2,000 people by cutting in line for an iPhone 4 last week, he wrote on Twitter, “There wasn’t one boo. Not one hiss. The Apple guy brought me in away from the paparazzi. Period. I was content in line. I wish I’d stayed.” But more eyewitnesses have come forward to back up Us’ report that he was escorted by employees into the store. And there was, at most, one photographer “who kept a respectful distance,” customer Andrew Hamer tells Us. “It was so much drama! It was the most surreal experience. People were so pissed because that line was ridiculous,” adds Angela Mayhew, who was one of the first people in line who arrived at 3:30 A.M. Mayhew tells Us that Bateman arrived to the L.A. Apple store around 4:45 A.M., and initially waited “like everybody else.” But around 10 A.M., he was escorted inside first. “I heard commotion in the back. I thought someone was fighting,” says Mayhew. “Then he strolls right on by with the Genius Bar guys and suddenly people in my area started to yell, ‘What the hell is going on?’” Bateman’s pal Keith Olbermann defended him on his MSNBC show, saying fans were booing at paparazzi, but Mayhew insists they were yelling “at him!” “It was loud, passive-aggressive anger. There was a chorus of boos and then people shouting, ‘What?’ and ‘We’ve been here for hours!’ We were patiently waiting before then [and] that just made everyone’s blood boil,” adds Mayhew. “Plus, people starting yelling at the Apple guys too. They escorted him like he was a pretty big deal.” Mayhew sat next to Bateman as the Apple employees personally transferred over his contacts to his new phone. “Then when he was done, he was out of there in a flash,” she fumed to Us.

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Just because you can cut, doesn’t mean you should!

Yesterday Jason Bateman was one of more than 2,000 people who were lined up outside an L.A. Apple store. The crowd was patiently waiting for the highly coveted iPhone 4. But Bateman didn’t wait in line long, US Weekly reports that the former “Arrested Development” star, 41, was promptly escorted out of line and into the store without waiting.

“Everyone literally started booing and hissing,” an eyewitness told the magazine of the angry mob. And Bateman’s reaction? “He put his head down,” another onlooker said.

What do you think? Would you wait in line, or take the shortcut?

Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Colin Firth, Jeff Bridges, Jason Bateman and their wives at last night’s Oscar Awards.

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I can’t wait to see this movie! It looks hilarious!

Pictured: Kristen Bell,  the gorgeous Malin Ackerman, Jason Bateman and his wife, Bethenny Frankel, Helen Mirren, Vince Vaughn, Ralph Macchio (Karate Kid!) and Helena Erica (I knew that) Christensen.

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Even though Hancock was panned by just about every critic (and most of my viewers), Hancock still managed to pull in a whopping $624 million.  So what does that mean?  Hancock 2 is on it’s way.

Director Peter Berg said at the Toronto Film Festival: “Everybody’s going to come back for a sequel.”

Berg said Will Smith and Charlize Theron would reprise their roles as immortal gods who lose their powers when in each other’s presence.

Although the script is not completed, Berg said the film would feature the lead characters pairing up to defeat a common enemy.

It is also expected to explore the 3,000-year-old world they’re from, which was only hinted at in the first film.

Jason Bateman will return as the PR executive who is married to Theron’s character and transforms Smith’s anti-superhero image.