President Barack Obama addressed the nation on Friday regarding the embattled Sony Pictures comedy "The Interview" and Sony's decision to cancel its release after receiving cyberattacks. However, a simple blunder during his speech managed to steal his thunder and cause the Internet to go wild.

Apparently, Obama confused "The Interview" star James Franco and Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco during his annual end-of-the-year press conference when he mistakenly referred to the 36-year-old actor as "James Flacco," reports CNN Money.

Although his gaffe seemed to go unnoticed by the White House pool of reporters at the time, Internet users quickly caught wind and had a field day, launching memes and even a Twitter account poking fun at the slip-up.

A parody account under the handle @JamesFlacco was quickly created with a photo mixing Flacco and Franco as the profile picture.

"Thanks for the name drop, Mr. President. It's an honor," tweeted James Flacco.

"I'd be more bummed about Sony yanking my movie, but I'm having the best season of my career," added the parody account.

Other social media users also had plenty to say.

"In fairness to Obama, James Franco and Joe Flacco have both had their share of fumbles," tweeted Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake.

"Did Obama just say James Flacco for James Franco? That [is] all kinds of awesome if so," wrote @richarddeitsch on Twitter.

Eventually, even the NFL quarterback, himself, got involved in the fun to correct the president and reach out to Franco.

".@barackobama It's James Franco, not James Flacco ;)" tweeted the Raven's player.

"Welcome to the family, brother. @JamesFrancoTV," he added.

It seems safe to assume that Franco didn't take offense when Obama messed up his name, being that Franco is listed as a public supporter of the Obama campaign. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the actor donated $2,300 to his 2008 presidential campaign through his company, Whose Dog RU Productions.

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