Kanye West Apologizes for Grabbing the Microphone from Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-29 | During the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, country music star Taylor Swift was awarded the Best Female Video award for her song "You Belong to Me." As she was preparing to give her acceptance speech, rapper Kanye West jumped on stage, grabbed the microphone from Swift's hands, and proceeded to say "Yo, Taylor. I'm really happy for you and I'm gonna let you finish, but Beyonce [Knowles] had one of the best videos of all time." The crowd booed West and he proceeded to flip off the hostile crowd. Later, an apologetic West would issue apologies via his blog and twitter as well as to make this appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Lance Armstrong Talks to Reporters After Being Stripped of Seven his Tour de France Titless PublicApologyCentral 2012-08-27 | The following video is a short interview with Lance Armstrong (London Guardian) in August of 2012 following the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency banning him for life from cycling and stripping him of his seven Tour de France titles.
Rep. Todd Akin Explains Comments about Legitimate Rape on Good Morning America PublicApologyCentral 2012-08-23 | Representative Todd Akin (R-MO) went on GMA to discuss whether he intends to exit the Missouri Senate race following his August 19, 2012 comments about "legitimate rape" not causing pregnancy due to the female body's ability to "work those things out."
Marlins Coach Ozzie Guillen Apologizes for Remarks about Fidel Castro PublicApologyCentral 2012-04-10 | On April 10, 2012, Ozzie Guillen apologized at a press conference for his remarks about Fidel Castro made to Time Magazine. The more controversial part of his statement included the following: "I love Fidel Castro...I respect Fidel Castro, you know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that motherf****r is still here."
Most Awkward Hug Ever! PublicApologyCentral 2012-03-07 | Clip taken from Dr. Kevin Stein's (Southern Utah University) Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Public Apology. Keep in mind that Ray Grant and Kevin Stein barely know each other.
Trent Lott Apologizes for Bigoted Comments at Strom Thurmonds Birthday Party (2 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-11 | Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott drew a firestorm of criticism in December of 2002 after a toast he made at Retiring Senator Strom Thurmond's birthday party. Lott said in his toast: "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years." The reason the statement was controversial was because Strom Thurmond had run for president in 1948 on a segregationist platform. The statement seemingly implied that segregation might have prevented many of the country's social problems that exist today.
Trent Lott Apologizes for Bigoted Comments at Strom Thurmonds Birthday Party (1 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-11 | Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott drew a firestorm of criticism in December of 2002 after a toast he made at Retiring Senator Strom Thurmond's birthday party. Lott said in his toast: "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years." The reason the statement was controversial was because Strom Thurmond had run for president in 1948 on a segregationist platform. The statement seemingly implied that segregation might have prevented many of the country's social problems that exist today.
Post-Game Press Conference Following Xavier v.s. Cincinnati Brawl PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-10 | Xavier basketball coach, Chris Mack, and players Mark Lyons and Tu Holloway explain what led to a bench-clearing brawl during a heated cross town rivalry game against Cincinnati on December 10, 2011.
Rep. Joe Barton Apologizes to BP for Obamas Required Compensation Fund PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-09 | Texas Representative Joe Barton apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward for an agreement made between BP and President Obama regarding a compensation fund that would be set up for the Gulf Coast's oil-spill victims. Barton called the agreement a "shakedown" of the company. He claimed to be "ashamed" by it and called it a "tragedy." The White House immediately issued a statement calling Barton's remarks "shameful" and urging Republicans to repudiate them. Even before the hearing was completed, Barton retracted his apology claiming: "I regret the impact that my statement this morning implied that BP should not pay for the consequences of their decisions and actions in this incident."
Janet Jackson Discusses Wardrobe Malfunction at Super Bowl Halftime Show PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-09 | During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson's clothing to reveal her breast adorned with a nipple shield. The incident, which many referred to as "Nipplegate," was condemned as an act of public indecency and resulted in an FCC fine of $550,000 against CBS.
Senator David Vitter Apologizes Following Exposure of D.C. Madam Scandal PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-09 | Louisiana Senator David Vitter's telephone number was disclosed by the D.C Madam, who was accused of running a prostitution ring. The senator discusses the seriousness of his offense and claims to have already made piece with God and his wife.
Taco Bell CEO Defends Against Accusation That the Beef is Not Really Beef PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-08 | Taco Bell CEO, Greg Creed, responded to allegations made in a January 2011 class action lawsuit alleging that Taco Bell's claims to be using "seasoned beef" constituted false advertising because only about 35% of the beef mixture was actually beef. Creed implicitly denies the allegation by telling customers exactly what is in the beef and in what proportions. The class action lawsuit was dropped a few months later.
Richard Nixon Responds to Charges of Financial Impropriety in Checkers Speech PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-08 | The History Place website summarizes the context of this event: "At the 1952 Republican national convention, a young Senator from California, Richard M. Nixon, was chosen to be the running mate of presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower.Nixon had enjoyed a spectacular rise in national politics. Elected to Congress in 1946, he quickly made a name for himself as a militant anti-Communist while serving on the House Un-American Activities Committee. In 1950, at age 38, he was elected to the Senate and became an outspoken critic of President Truman's conduct of the Korean War. He also cited wasteful spending by the Democrats, and alleged that Communists had infiltrated the U.S. government.But Nixon's rapid rise in American politics nearly came to a crashing halt after a sensational headline appeared in the New York Post stating, "Secret Rich Men's Trust Fund Keeps Nixon in Style Far Beyond His Salary." The headline appeared just a few days after Eisenhower had chosen him as his running mate. Amid the shock and outrage that followed, many Republicans urged Eisenhower to dump Nixon from the ticket before it was too late.Nixon, however, in a brilliant political maneuver, took his case directly to the American people via the new medium of television. During a nationwide broadcast, with his wife Pat sitting stoically nearby, Nixon offered an apologetic explanation of his finances, including the now-famous lines regarding his wife's "respectable Republican cloth coat." Additionally, he told of a little dog named Checkers that was given as a present to his young daughters. "I want to say right now that regardless of what they say, we're going to keep it."He turned the last section of his address into a political attack, making veiled accusations about the finances of his political opponents and challenging them to provide the same kind of open explanation.Although it would forever be known as Nixon's "Checkers Speech," it was actually a political triumph for Nixon at the time it was given. Eisenhower requested Nixon to come to West Virginia where he was campaigning and greeted Nixon at the airport with, "Dick, you're my boy." The Republicans went on to win the election by a landslide."
Ted Kennedy Offers Explanation for Kopechne Drowning at Chappaquiddick PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-08 | On July 19, 1969, Senator Edward Kennedy was driving home from a party with fellow guest Mary Jo Kopechne. He took a wrong turn and ended up in a tidal channel on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachussetts. Kennedy claimed to have made repeated unsuccessful attempts to save Kopechne and returned to his hotel room without reporting the incident to the local authorities. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury, but the sentence was suspended because of his clean record and public reputation (Translation: He was a Kennedy). However, his image was threatened because of his choice to not report the accident and thus he was compelled to give this well known statement about the incident at Chappaquiddick.
Referee Tim Donaghy Explains Why He Bet on NBA Games PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-08 | Professional NBA referee Tim Donaghy made an appearance on 60 Minutes in the summer of 2007 to explain his involvement in referring games in which he bet on the outcome. Donaghy denied that he ever called the games unfairly despite the bets.
Professor William Benoit Summarizes his Image Repair Theory (HD) PublicApologyCentral 2011-12-08 | On January 27, 2010, Professor William L. Benoit discussed his theory of image repair at Aarhus University in Denmark. Professor Benoit is one of the world's preeminent scholars on apologia rhetoric and has published numerous books and scholarly journal articles applying the theory of image repair (persuasive defense) to a variety of contexts. Aarhus University has licensed this video using a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License, which basically allows for the reuse of this video for non-commercial purposes as long as credit is given to the original author and original licensing information is provided. For more details on the specific license for this video, visit the Creative Commons website at http://creativecommons.org/licenses
Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim Discusses Allegations against Bernie Fine (Full Press Conference Part 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-11-30 | On November 29, 2011 Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim held a press conference following the game against EMU. The press were of course more interested in the allegations of sexual abuse against Boeheim's former assistant coach Bernie Fine than they were about the game. During the conference, Boeheim claimed that he was trying to be supportive of his friend who he believed was deserving of some allegiance and loyalty because of his many years of service to the university and that he was waiting for more information to come out before he could really determine what had happened "on his watch."
Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim Discusses Allegations against Bernie Fine (Full Press Conference Part 1) PublicApologyCentral 2011-11-30 | On November 29, 2011 Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim held a press conference following the game against EMU. The press were of course more interested in the allegations of sexual abuse against Boeheim's former assistant coach Bernie Fine than they were about the game. During the conference, Boeheim claimed that he was trying to be supportive of his friend who he believed was deserving of some allegiance and loyalty because of his many years of service to the university and that he was waiting for more information to come out before he could really determine what had happened "on his watch."
Obama Apologizes for Criticism of Police During Henry Gates Alleged Break-In PublicApologyCentral 2011-11-26 | When Barack Obama learned that Professor Henry Gates had been arrested in his own home by Cambridge, Massachusetts police officers who were investigating a break-in, he responded that the police had "acted stupidly." Although, Professor Gates went into a verbal rage when officers asked him for identification, Obama's response seemed to imply that the arrest was racially motivated since the arresting officer, Sergeant James Crowley, was white. The parties would resolve their difference at a gathering nicknamed "the beer summit" (see above photo).
Jerry Sandusky Denies Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Interview with Bob Costas PublicApologyCentral 2011-11-15 | On November 4, 2011 Jerry Sandusky, defensive coordinator for the Penn State football team, was indicted on 40 counts of sex crimes against young boys. In this interview, he answers some tough questions from Bob Costas.
Rick Perry Explains his Debate Gaffe During the Republican Primary Debate PublicApologyCentral 2011-11-10 | Rick Perry was answering a question during the Republican Debate on November 9, 2011 regarding which agencies he felt should be cut. He listed two, but could not remember the third one (it was energy). Perry offered the following explanation for his mistake on the Today Show the following morning.
Herman Cain Denies Sexually Harassment Allegations PublicApologyCentral 2011-11-02 | In October of 2011, allegations surfaced claiming that Herman Cain had sexually harassed three women while head of the National Restaurant Association in the 90's. In a series of interviews, Cain maintained his innocence, arguing that he was "falsely accused."
Tim Tebow Offers an Emotional Apology Following a Tough Loss to Ole Miss PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-19 | After a tough loss to Ole Miss on September 27, 2008, Tim Tebow offered a heartfelt apology to his teammates and all fans in "Gator Nation" for his poor performance. Expectations were high for the Florida Gators to go undefeated and Tebow assured all his fans that they would never see a team work harder than his Gators would for the duration of the season.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Apologizes for Mishandling the Change to Qwikster PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-19 | On September 18, 2011, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced a split in its streaming and DVD service. The streaming service would remain as Netflix and the DVD service would now be called Qwikster. The change occurred shortly after a fairly substantial price hike in both services. In the following online video, Hastings apologizes for the way he handled communication with his customers, but defended his decision to make the changes.
President of Las Vegas Motor Speedway Defends the Safety of Track Following Dan Wheldons Death PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-19 | On October 16, 2011, Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died after his car was involved in a fiery pileup with 15 other vehicles during a race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The president of the speedway, Chris Powell, argued during an interview following the crash that the track met all safety regulations and that the incident was "unfortunate."
Distinguished Faculty Lecture Always Having to Say Youre Sorry (Part 5 of 5) PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-14 | As embarrassing as public indiscretions are, there is certainly no shortage of offenders armed with creative strategies for repairing damage that results from poor decisions. These "apologists" often include politicians, corporate CEOs, Hollywood celebrities, athletes, journalists, religious leaders, and private citizens. Dr. Stein has analyzed a plethora of apologetic situations over the past century in order to examine the larger patterns occurring with this unique type of rhetoric. His multi-media presentation will address these patterns and showcase some prominent historical and contemporary apologies using a variety of video and audio illustrations. Dr. Stein will also address the implications of this line of research for academics, professionals, and individual citizens who also find themselves confronted with apologetic situations in their interpersonal relationships.
Distinguished Faculty Lecture Always Having to Say Youre Sorry (Part 4 of 5) PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-14 | As embarrassing as public indiscretions are, there is certainly no shortage of offenders armed with creative strategies for repairing damage that results from poor decisions. These "apologists" often include politicians, corporate CEOs, Hollywood celebrities, athletes, journalists, religious leaders, and private citizens. Dr. Stein has analyzed a plethora of apologetic situations over the past century in order to examine the larger patterns occurring with this unique type of rhetoric. His multi-media presentation will address these patterns and showcase some prominent historical and contemporary apologies using a variety of video and audio illustrations. Dr. Stein will also address the implications of this line of research for academics, professionals, and individual citizens who also find themselves confronted with apologetic situations in their interpersonal relationships.
Distinguished Faculty Lecture Always Having to Say Youre Sorry (Part 3 of 5) PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-14 | As embarrassing as public indiscretions are, there is certainly no shortage of offenders armed with creative strategies for repairing damage that results from poor decisions. These "apologists" often include politicians, corporate CEOs, Hollywood celebrities, athletes, journalists, religious leaders, and private citizens. Dr. Stein has analyzed a plethora of apologetic situations over the past century in order to examine the larger patterns occurring with this unique type of rhetoric. His multi-media presentation will address these patterns and showcase some prominent historical and contemporary apologies using a variety of video and audio illustrations. Dr. Stein will also address the implications of this line of research for academics, professionals, and individual citizens who also find themselves confronted with apologetic situations in their interpersonal relationships.
Distinguished Faculty Lecture Always Having to Say Youre Sorry (Part 2 of 5) PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-14 | As embarrassing as public indiscretions are, there is certainly no shortage of offenders armed with creative strategies for repairing damage that results from poor decisions. These "apologists" often include politicians, corporate CEOs, Hollywood celebrities, athletes, journalists, religious leaders, and private citizens. Dr. Stein has analyzed a plethora of apologetic situations over the past century in order to examine the larger patterns occurring with this unique type of rhetoric. His multi-media presentation will address these patterns and showcase some prominent historical and contemporary apologies using a variety of video and audio illustrations. Dr. Stein will also address the implications of this line of research for academics, professionals, and individual citizens who also find themselves confronted with apologetic situations in their interpersonal relationships.
Distinguished Faculty Lecture Always Having to Say Youre Sorry (Part 1 of 5) PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-14 | Dr. Kevin A. Stein of the Southern Utah University Department of Communication delivered the university's 2011 Distinguished Faculty Lecture titled, Always Having to Say You're Sorry: A Comprehensive Content Analysis of the Public Apologies of Global Leaders, Organizations, and Celebrities During the Past Century. The lecture was sponsored by the Grace A. Tanner Center for Human values. Promotional materials for the lecture provided this information: As embarrassing as public indiscretions are, there is certainly no shortage of offenders armed with creative strategies for repairing damage that results from poor decisions. These "apologists" often include politicians, corporate CEOs, Hollywood celebrities, athletes, journalists, religious leaders, and private citizens. Dr. Stein has analyzed a plethora of apologetic situations over the past century in order to examine the larger patterns occurring with this unique type of rhetoric. His multi-media presentation will address these patterns and showcase some prominent historical and contemporary apologies using a variety of video and audio illustrations. Dr. Stein will also address the implications of this line of research for academics, professionals, and individual citizens who also find themselves confronted with apologetic situations in their interpersonal relationships.
Mel Gibson Accounts for his Drunken Anti-Semitic Tirade (Part 2 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-11 | On July 28, 2006 at 3:10 a.m. famed celebrity actor Mel Gibson was pulled over for speeding along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Gibson was traveling at 80 miles per hour, 35 miles per hour over the legal speed limit. The police gave Gibson an alcohol breath test and a field sobriety test. They discovered that his blood alcohol level was .12, far exceeding the state's legal limit. Deputy James Mee, one of the responding officers, claimed that Gibson was irate, saying "My life is f****d." The deputy then instructed Gibson that he would not use his cuffs if Gibson would cooperate. Gibson responded: "I'm not going to get in your car" and proceeded to make a mad dash toward his own car. The officers subdued Gibson, cuffed him, and placed him in the back of the police car. Gibson became even more irate and issued a series of inflammatory comments to the police. He is reported to have told the officers: "F*****g Jews. The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Gibson then asked one of the officers, "Are you a Jew?" He then said to Deputy Mee, "I own Malibu" and "I will spend all of my money to get even with you." A female sergeant approached Gibson and he said to her: "What do you think you're looking at sugar tits?" Gibson was booked into the Lost Hills Sheriff's station at 4:06 a.m. He spent a few hours in lockup before being released on $5,000 bail at 9:45 a.m. After Gibson's release, Deputy Mee claimed that his superiors in the police department asked him to submit a sanitized version of the report—one that omits the more inflammatory comments—because they felt that it would "incite Jewish hatred." In the following interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, Gibson grapples with the reasons he utilized such incendiary language in discussing the Jewish community.
Mel Gibson Accounts for his Drunken Anti-Semitic Tirade (Part 1 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-11 | On July 28, 2006 at 3:10 a.m. famed celebrity actor Mel Gibson was pulled over for speeding along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Gibson was traveling at 80 miles per hour, 35 miles per hour over the legal speed limit. The police gave Gibson an alcohol breath test and a field sobriety test. They discovered that his blood alcohol level was .12, far exceeding the state's legal limit. Deputy James Mee, one of the responding officers, claimed that Gibson was irate, saying "My life is f****d." The deputy then instructed Gibson that he would not use his cuffs if Gibson would cooperate. Gibson responded: "I'm not going to get in your car" and proceeded to make a mad dash toward his own car. The officers subdued Gibson, cuffed him, and placed him in the back of the police car. Gibson became even more irate and issued a series of inflammatory comments to the police. He is reported to have told the officers: "F*****g Jews. The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Gibson then asked one of the officers, "Are you a Jew?" He then said to Deputy Mee, "I own Malibu" and "I will spend all of my money to get even with you." A female sergeant approached Gibson and he said to her: "What do you think you're looking at sugar tits?" Gibson was booked into the Lost Hills Sheriff's station at 4:06 a.m. He spent a few hours in lockup before being released on $5,000 bail at 9:45 a.m. After Gibson's release, Deputy Mee claimed that his superiors in the police department asked him to submit a sanitized version of the report—one that omits the more inflammatory comments—because they felt that it would "incite Jewish hatred." In the following interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, Gibson grapples with the reasons he utilized such incendiary language in discussing the Jewish community.
Charlie Sheen Defends his Hostile Behavior Toward CBS and Chuck Lorre PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-11 | After being fired from CBS' hit show Two and Half Men, Charlie Sheen goes on a rampage against his former employers. One may view this more as an attack than an instance of apologia, but Sheen's image was taking some serious damage as people perceived the man to be going off the deep end.
Jesse Jackson Explains his Remarks About Wanting to Castrate Obama PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-11 | Jesse Jackson apparently did not realize that his microphone was turned on prior to an interview about health care issues on Fox. The mic recorded him saying he wanted to "cut his [Barack Obama's] nuts off" and that Obama "talks down to black folks."
Serena Williams Apologizes for Threatening Line Judge at the U.S. Open PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-11 | At the 2009 U.S. Open semifinals, Serena Williams was down a set to Kim Clijsters and trailing in the second set 6-5. The line judge called a second foot fault on Williams, pushing the game to 15-40 and giving Clijsters match point. Williams then went over to the line judge, pushing the tennis ball in her direction, and yelled "I swear to God I'll fu*$% take this ball and shove it down your fu*$% throat." In her post-game press conference, she apologized to the line judge and claimed she "would like to give her a big ol' hug."
Pastor Robert Jeffress Defends his Comment that Mormonism is a Cult PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-10 | Pastor Robert Jeffress made the remark that support for a Mormon candidate would be supporting of a "cult" to reporters after introducing Texas governor, Rick Perry, at the conservative Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. In his interview on CNN with John King, he defends his statement, claiming that he has a religious duty to make this argument when asked his opinion and that he did not make the comment while introducing Perry.
Squirrel Refuses to Apologize After Disrupting Cardinals/Phillies Game PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-06 | Just your typical random squirrel running across home plate as Roy Oswalt pitches in the bottom of the 6th inning during game 5 of the 2011 National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies. The squirrel had the good sense to do what most humans do when they mess up--scamper away with their tail between their legs.
Marion Jones Admits to Steroid Use Prior to the 2000 Olympic Games PublicApologyCentral 2011-10-04 | In the following press conference, track and field olympian Marion Jones admitted to steroid use prior to her performance in the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia. She also pled guilty to perjury for lying to investigators and returned the five individual medals she won during the olympic games.
Senator John McCain Repudiates Hussein Obama Remark PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-30 | Prior to an appearance on the conservative radio talk show, The Big Show, the host of the show, Bill Cunningham made some disparaging remarks about Senator Obama while using his middle name three times. McCain was not aware of this during his radio interview, but once he found out, he immediately addressed the issue in the following press conference.
Richard Clarke, Former Counterterrorism Chief, Apologizes for 9/11 PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-30 | Former Bush and Clinton counterterrorism chief apologized in 2004 to the families of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks by saying "your government failed you" and by placing much of the blame on President Bush for not making terrorism "an urgent issue."
Jet Blue Airlines CEO David Neeleman Apologizes for Flight Delays From Snow Storm PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-30 | In February of 2007, Jet Blue airlines was forced to ground many of its flights at the JFK International airport as a result of a severe snowstorm that hit the Midwest and Northeast of the United States. Not only were travelers stuck on airplanes for up to 11 hours, flights were continually delayed for up to five days. In this video, CEO of Jet Blue apologizes for the problem and reassures customers that the company has taken numerous steps to resolve the problem.
Dominos Pizza President Patrick Doyle Apologizes for Employees YouTube Prank PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-30 | In 2009, two Dominos Pizza employees filmed a prank in which one of the employees prepared a sandwich for delivery by putting cheese up his nose and several other health code violating activities. The video was uploaded to YouTube, severely damaging the Dominos brand and necessitating this video by Patrick Doyle, president of the company.
Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach Responds to Accusations of Abuse Toward Adam James PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-29 | At the height of the 2009 College Bowl Season, Texas Tech University shocked the sports world when it announced that head coach Mike Leach would be fired. The announcement came amidst allegations that Leach had abused sophomore wide receiver Adam James (son of ESPN analyst and former SMU standout Craig James) by confining him to a dark electrical closet at the team's workout facility. James, who had sustained an apparent concussion, complained that his health was placed in jeopardy. The timing of this decision prevented Leach from coaching the Red Raiders one day before their Alamo Bowl appearance costing him $800,000 in signing bonus pay. In this video, Leach appears on ESPN to defend against the allegations.
Governor Mark Sanford Admits to his Affair with Argentinian Mistress (Part 2 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-29 | In June of 2009, Governor Mark Sanford disappeared for six days, garnering a great deal of media scrutiny as to his whereabouts. He had told his staff that he was hiking in the Appalachian mountains, but was instead on a trip to Argentina to meet his mistress, Maria Belen Chapur. In this press conference, Sanford comes clean about his affair and discusses his feelings about his wife and his mistress.
Governor Mark Sanford Admits to his Affair with Argentinian Mistress (Part 1 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-29 | In June of 2009, Governor Mark Sanford disappeared for six days, garnering a great deal of media scrutiny as to his whereabouts. He had told his staff that he was hiking in the Appalachian mountains, but was instead on a trip to Argentina to meet his mistress, Maria Belen Chapur. In this press conference, Sanford comes clean about his affair and discusses his feelings about his wife and his mistress.
Senator John Edwards Apologizes for Affair with Filmmaker Rielle Hunter (Part 2 of 2).mov PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-29 | On August 7, 2008, John Edwards admitted to having an affair with Rielle Hunter, a filmmaker hired to work on the Edwards presidential campaign. During the interview, he came clean regarding the affair, but denied that he had fathered Hunter's child. Later evidence would suggest he was in fact the father of the child. Once the news of the paternity was revealed, Edwards and his wife Elizabeth separated.
Senator John Edwards Apologizes for Affair with Filmmaker Rielle Hunter (Part 1 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-29 | On August 7, 2008, John Edwards admitted to having an affair with Rielle Hunter, a filmmaker hired to work on the Edwards presidential campaign. During the interview, he came clean regarding the affair, but denied that he had fathered Hunter's child. Later evidence would suggest he was in fact the father of the child. Once the news of the paternity was revealed, Edwards and his wife Elizabeth separated.
O.J. Simpson Apologizes for Role in Armed Robbery PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-27 | On September 13, 2007, O.J. Simpson and several other men broke into the hotel room of sports memorabilia dealer, Bruce Fromong, and stole various items at gunpoint. Simpson would claim that he was trying to retrieve items that were stolen from him and that the robbery wasn't done at gunpoint. A jury disagreed, however, sentencing Simpson to 33 years in prison with eligibility for parole in nine years.
Ronald Reagan Expresses Regret over the Iran Contra Scandal (Part 2 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-27 | During a nationally televised address on March 4, 1987, Ronald Reagan expressed regret regarding the Iran Contra affair, in which the United States was selling arms to Iran in order to secure the release of American prisoners as well as to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
Ronald Reagan Expresses Regret over the Iran Contra Scandal (Part 1 of 2) PublicApologyCentral 2011-09-27 | During a nationally televised address on March 4, 1987, Ronald Reagan expressed regret regarding the Iran Contra affair, in which the United States was selling arms to Iran in order to secure the release of American prisoners as well as to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
