IanCelebrity Apologies
October 5th 2009 02:18
As reported in the Chicago Tribune, being a celebrity has it's pros and cons. They receive fame and fortune, but also role model status and public scrutiny of their actions. When well known people make public mistakes, an even more public apology is sure to follow. Below are some of the best remembered celebrity apologies, read more here.
Kanye West is known for his hot temper (remember his outburst at the MTV Europe Music Awards?), but he shocked even his biggest fans when he jumped onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards. West couldn't believe that Taylor Swift had won the best female video award over Beyonce and he wanted to make sure the world knew it. Swift was mid-acceptance speech when he grabbed the mike and went on a rant.
The backlash started immediately and West has been apologizing ever since. On his blog he wrote, "I'm in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment!" The next day he appeared on the premiere episode of "The Jay Leno Show" and called his actions "rude period."
Chris Brown took a fall from grace in February when he was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, Rihanna, the night before the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. It was only after the dust settled (he pled guilty to felony assault) that Brown decided it was time to tell his fans just how he felt. The rapper released a public video apology saying, "I have told Rihanna countless times and I am telling you today that I am truly, truly sorry that I wasn't able to handle the situation both differently and better." As the two-minute video comes to a close, he confesses that he someday hopes to return to role-model status.
Comedian Michael Richards showed up on the "Late Show" with David Letterman, where Richards' old friend Jerry Seinfeld was a guest, to apologize for his racist outburst at a couple of hecklers during his stand-up act. Richards began to apologize -- "To flip out and say this crap, I'm deeply, deeply sorry" -- but some of the audience was not aware of what had happened and started giggling, assuming the heartfelt apology was another crazy stunt from the kooky comedian.
After being picked up for drunk driving and unleashing a whole string of anti-Semitic comments to the arresting officer and anyone else within earshot, Mel Gibson released two statements of apology and went on TV with Diane Sawyer to further apologize. He told Sawyer he was ashamed of what he said, calling them "the stupid ramblings of a drunkard."
Hugh Grant was arrested receiving oral sex from a prostitute just a few weeks before the premier of his film "Nine Weeks." This was convenient because it allowed the charming actor to hit the promotional circuit and the apology circuit in one fell swoop. All he had to do was show up, express regret -- "I did a bad thing, and there you have it," he told Jay Leno -- and promote the film.
Kayne West
The backlash started immediately and West has been apologizing ever since. On his blog he wrote, "I'm in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment!" The next day he appeared on the premiere episode of "The Jay Leno Show" and called his actions "rude period."
Chris Brown
Michael Richards
Mel Gibson
Hugh Grant
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