what occurred was unintentional
completely regrettable
and i apologize if you guys are offended
welcome to watch
mojo and today we're counting down our
picks for the top 10
worst celebrity apologies i'm truly
sorry that pistol and boo were not
declared
protecting australia is important
declare everything when you enter
australia
i thought it was time that you heard
directly from me that i am sorry
i don't expect to be forgiven i'm just
here to apologize
for this list we'll be looking at the
most disingenuous and half-hearted
apologies to come from
famous people that generated a
significant amount of controversy
which apology did you find to be the
most insulting
let us know in the comments number 10
justin timberlake the super bowl 38
halftime show is a piece of television
history
quick recap janet jackson and justin
timberlake were performing the halftime
show when timberlake accidentally
exposed jackson's breast
in an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction
although the incident was a freak
accident
that didn't stop the outrage from
pouring in jackson was essentially
blacklisted
and timberlake who faced comparatively
less backlash
did barely anything to defend her all
the emphasis was put on me
not on justin and uh
just justin we were friends but his
apology at that year's grammy awards was
almost worse than silence timberlake's
remorseful words consisted of nothing
more than the classic
i apologize if you guys were offended
line no
literally that's exactly what he said
what occurred was unintentional
completely regrettable and i apologize
if you guys are offended
number 9. brian adams the covid pandemic
and resulting lockdowns put a lot of
plans on indefinite hold
it was certainly frustrating and because
of that some people were prone
to public venting ryan adams was one of
those people
he was scheduled to perform at london's
royal albert hall in may 2020 but the
concerts were cancelled on account of
covid
adams vented on instagram with a series
of misinformed
and xenophobic comments his rant faced
some backlash for perpetuating hateful
and unverified rumors about the virus
it unleashed a firestorm on social media
and
accusations of racism especially
from the chinese community adams
apologized to those who took offense
and went on to explain that he wanted to
highlight animal mistreatment in certain
markets as a possible
source of the virus adams walked it back
saying in a sort of half apology he was
actually criticizing animal cruelty and
if you were offended
he's sorry if you weren't i'm not sorry
so it wasn't those kind of apologies
number eight hannah brown trying to be
strong trying to keep my faith and i'm
trying to
rely on the thing that's far greater
than me serving as a contestant on
season 23 of the bachelor
and the lead on season 15 of the
bachelorette hannah brown has many fans
who watch her instagram live feeds
in one particular feed that took place
in may of 2020
brown mindlessly said an offensive word
while singing along to the baby's rock
star
brand new lamborghini like a cop car
with a pistol on my back on my cup when
brown was called out by fans and the
media
she jokingly dismissed the incident and
even claimed that she didn't say it
i don't think that you said that
i don't think i maybe
maybe it was patrick the event ticked
some people off
including the first african-american
bachelorette rachel lindsay
it's wrong you wouldn't say it on tv you
wouldn't say it on the radio you
wouldn't say it in front of your black
friend
and if the reason that you wouldn't say
that is because you feel uncomfortable
then maybe you shouldn't say it in
private
around your other friends either maybe
you shouldn't sing along with it
to a song brown apologized through a
written statement on instagram stories
however that statement also caused some
offense brown's fellow bachelor nation
member nick vile called her remarks
quote
a really really terrible apology that
doesn't read as sincere
so much so that brown subsequently
issued a second apology
what i did was something extremely
serious and
i did not want to continue
repeating this long history of white
people not taking
accountability and responsibility for
their actions when people of color
black people call them out on their
behavior and that is just not something
that i wanted to be a part of number
seven johnny depp
and amber heard the controversial
relationship between depp and heard has
been the focus of a lot of drama
while the news surrounding their court
proceedings throughout 2020 was
certainly grim
they faced a considerable amount of
backlash in 2016 when they smuggled dogs
into australia
in may heard and hubby johnny depp
traveled to queensland on a private jet
for depp to film his latest pirates of
the caribbean movie
their pups pistol and boo did not go
through customs
and did not undergo the country's
required 10-day quarantine
heard admitted to creating a fake
customs document in order to transport
their yorkshire terriers into the
country
she did so in blatant ignorance of
australia's biosecurity laws
which could have sent her to prison for
10 years
hurd was instead given a one month good
behavior bond the subsequent apology
video was widely mocked and considered
insincere i am truly sorry that pistol
and boo were not declared
protecting australia is important
declare everything when you enter
australia
even australia's deputy prime minister
criticized the apology
saying he didn't think it's something
they would have willingly wanted to do
even i could have done a little bit
better than that do it again johnny do
it with gusto mate
bit of gus though number six mario
batali
celebrity chef mario batali is known for
his numerous restaurants around the
world
and repeated appearances on various food
network programs
in december 2017 batali was accused of
misconduct by a number of women
vitali was a very powerful influential
man and a lot of these women are
alleging that he
had a habit for retaliating he lost
various business partnerships and was
fired from the abc program the chu
batali offered an excuse through an
email newsletter saying
my behavior was wrong and there are no
excuses
i take full responsibility at least he
owned up to it
wait what's this about cinnamon rolls
for some reason batali decided to add a
post script
in which he linked a recipe to pizza
dough cinnamon rolls
his extremely tone-deaf decision to
include a recipe to this apology was
widely mocked it's just and then a
picture of them yeah right so this was
i know you guys we popped it up earlier
this is just a closer look at it number
five
chris brown while his career has seen
somewhat of a comeback recently
chris brown's reputation was severely
tarnished after he was convicted of
felony assault of rihanna in 2009
a few hours after the incident brown
later turned himself into the police
he canceled imminent public appearances
while the media stopped playing his
music
and showing productions that he was in
while awaiting sentencing
brown issued a public apology in the
months that followed through a
two-minute video that was posted online
i thought it was time that you heard
directly from me that i am sorry i have
tried to live my life in a way which can
make those around me proud of me
and until recently i think i was doing a
pretty good job the apology was heavily
criticized while his public image tanked
in the years after his criminal act he
still faced considerable backlash and
criticism
i was wrong for what i did and i would
definitely say that
it's not something that i look past or
look over it's something that's really
really touchy number four
louis ck how you doing okay
good louis c.k was arguably one of the
most beloved comedians of his time
he earned enormous popularity and
widespread critical acclaim for his
stand-up comedy and surreal fx comedy
drama louie
however everything changed when
misconduct allegations emerged against
him in 2017.
five women all sharing similar stories
not verified by nbc news
after claims emerged from multiple women
louis admitted to his actions in a
public statement by simply saying
these stories are true i have been
remorseful of my actions and i've tried
to learn from them
and run from them now i'm aware of the
extent of the impact of my actions
however his subsequent apology was
peppered with inappropriately graphic
language
louis also made bafflingly tone-deaf
statements like
i said to myself that what i did was
okay the apology didn't seem to help
much
not only did he lose favor in the public
eye but he's also estimated to have lost
35 million dollars in potential income
after the allegations emerged
louis c.k wrote there is nothing about
this that i forgive myself for
adding i will now step back and take a
long time
to listen number three ellen degeneres
so uh consider me your professor
this is like kindness 101 so pay
attention this is on the midterm
throughout the summer of 2020 ellen
degeneres faced some significant
backlash when she was publicly called
out for allegedly creating
or at least allowing for a toxic
workplace to exist behind the scenes
staff was reportedly on the receiving
end of racist comments and various
aggressive behavior
an investigation ensued while ellen
apologized to staff in a letter
on day one of our show i told everyone
in our first meeting
that the ellen degeneres show would be a
place of happiness
obviously something changed and i'm
disappointed to learn that this has not
been the case
and for that i'm sorry ellen then tried
to bury the hatchet for good by
addressing the accusations in her show's
season 18 premiere
during her statement degeneres made
jokes and we heard a virtual audience
laugh and applaud let me give you some
advice out there if anybody's thinking
of changing their title or giving
yourself a nickname do not
go with the be kind lady don't
do it hearing crowd noise during this
supposedly serious moment made her
apology seem disingenuous
but fortunately or unfortunately in her
case the monologue wasn't well watched
the season premiere ratings were down 38
compared to the previous year
so my hope is that we can still be a
place of happiness and joy i still want
to be the one hour a day that people can
go to escape and laugh
i want to continue to help all the
people that we help every day
and i'm committed to making this the
best season that we have ever had
number two logan paul on december 31
2017 logan paul uploaded a video where
he toured japan's aokigahara forest
the site sadly became infamous because
of all the people who have taken their
own lives there
during this video paul included an image
of one of those people that he saw for
himself
his reaction to the person and the fact
that he even uploaded the video in the
first place were both
largely criticized this was also an
especially bad move considering paul's
young audience
he issued various apologies in the
aftermath i should have put the cameras
down
and stopped recording what we were going
through
there's a lot of things i should have
done differently but i didn't
and for that from the bottom of my heart
i am sorry
in one apology he excused his heartless
behavior as a
coping mechanism he also claimed that he
uploaded the video not to get views but
to raise awareness
but we doubt many people believe that i
don't expect to be forgiven
i'm just here to apologize before we
unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions leah
michelle
her apology for onset behavior was not
well received
after two days of silence leah is now
apologizing saying in a statement
i clearly acted in ways which hurt other
people lana del rey
the singer didn't exactly apologize for
controversial remarks
the culture is super sick right now and
the fact that they want to turn my
my post my advocacy for fragility into a
race war
it's really bad lena dunham did her
apology make up for downplaying serious
accusations
alec baldwin the actor shaded ex-wife
kim basinger while apologizing to his
daughter
my deep deep deep and seemingly endless
frustration about this situation
which is complicated led me to
end up saying something to someone that
i really meant to say to someone else
gene simmons kiss member gave an
inadequate apology after calling
prince's passing pathetic
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number one kevin spacey and this chamber
chooses to debate me
few celebrities have been cancelled as
hard as kevin spacey was
this man went from one of the most
beloved actors in movie history to a
disgraced has-been
due to a slew of accusations in one
claim
actor anthony rapp reported that when he
was a teenager
an adult spacey behaved inappropriately
towards him
in the wake of these claims spacey
unleashed what may be the most confusing
and horrendous apology known to
humankind
he claimed not to remember what happened
blamed intoxication for his behavior and
came out as gay
that statement drawing fire many saying
addressing his sexuality was a tactic he
was using
the apology was fiercely criticized for
being tone deaf
and for its feeble attempt to distract
attention from his alleged crimes with
his sexuality
after this baffling attempt to make
amends spacey's reputation was utterly
ruined the fact that he responded the
way he did
and also conflating it with him
coming out as gay has really only made
this scandal worse
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