wait are you sorry or not because that
was confusing welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 failed celebrity
apologies
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at various celebrity apologies
that many people have claimed to be
disingenuous or just straight-up
inadequate we will not be including
politicians on this list so both Anthony
Weiner and Donald Trump will not be
included
despite their rather lackluster
apologies number 10 Paula Deen if you’re
gonna release an apology video you
should probably make it watchable Deen
and her brother Bubba hires found
themselves in trouble when Lisa Jackson
a manager at uncle Bubba seafood in
Oyster House alleged that her work
environment was rife with racial
discrimination in a subsequent
deposition Dean then admitted to using
the n-word in the past her apology video
was a mess
and contains a long pause while Dean
simply stares at the camera this video
was then taken down and replaced by
another and Dean’s not even the only
chef who’s bad at saying sorry in 2017
Mario Batali promoted his cinnamon rolls
at the bottom of an email apologizing
for past sexual misconduct that’s just a
recipe for disaster
number 9 Mischa Barton on July 5th 2016
alton sterling was fatally gunned down
by police in louisiana like many others
Barton took to social media to condemn
the shooting but her condemnation came
equipped with a carefully shot photo of
Barton on a boat in a black bikini
holding a glass of wine many people
criticized her choice of accompanying
photo causing Barton to take to Twitter
to apologize if the photo quote went out
of context this is a double fail because
a what does that even mean
and B she pulled the classic I’m sorry
if apology which has never sounded
sincere in the history of ever number 8
Shia LaBeouf I’ll be – it takes guts to
plagiarize an apology when you are
apologizing for plagiarism
lyubov created an independent movie
about an online film critic titled
howard cantor calm however fans
immediately noticed that LaBeouf’s film
bore a striking resemblance to the Dan
Clowes comic just an M Damiano and by
striking resemblance we mean they felt
it was basically ripped straight from
the comic dialogue and all okay here’s
the dream your b- dream gone LaBeouf
took to Twitter to apologize but others
quickly noted that his initial tweet was
ripped straight from a user on Yahoo
Answers like literally ripped
capitalised is and everything there are
compulsive liars
but LaBeouf made himself appear to be a
compulsive plagiarize ur number seven
Mel Gibson an apology following an
anti-semitic rant must be the apology to
end all apologies and Mel Gibson’s was
certainly not that in July 2006
Gibson was arrested for drunk driving he
then infamously unleashed an
anti-semitic rant on the officer
declaring that Jews were responsible for
every war and asking him if he was
Jewish he then issued a painfully brief
one-paragraph apology complete with the
capper quote I apologize to anyone I may
have offended this apology was so subpar
that he issued a much more thorough and
heartfelt apology a few days later but
by that point his reputation was all but
destroyed you really are crazy
[Music]
number six Akon in 2007 Akon infamously
simulated various sex acts with an
underage girl on stage when footage was
released Akon was suddenly subjected to
a whirlwind of controversy
[Music]
his apology starts wholesome enough but
it soon spirals into his attempts to
place the blame on someone else after
saying that he never intends to take
advantage of those under 18 econ said
quote that is why we tried to make sure
that the club did not admit anyone under
18 in the audience
somehow that standard was not met true
enough
but an apology never sounds sincere if
you redirect the blame at someone else
[Music]
number 5 Justin Timberlake Super Bowl 38
is now a thing of television legend
during the halftime performance
Timberlake famously ripped off a piece
of Janet Jackson’s clothing revealing
her bare breasts to the masses some
people were convinced that the incident
was staged while others believed it to
be nothing but a simple wardrobe
malfunction while the incident wasn’t
solely Timberlake’s fault
he apologized at the Grammys complete
with a huge grin and the famous
non-apology line quote I apologize if
you guys were offended what occurred was
unintentional completely regrettable and
I apologize if you guys are offended
whether you think it was JT’s fault or
not you got to admit that looks and
sounds like one insincere apology number
four Michael Richards for an example of
an actor completely ruining their career
and reputation in mere minutes see
Michael Richards all the goodwill that
Richards had accumulated on Seinfeld was
completely evaporated on November 17
2006 when he went on an insanely racist
tirade against black audience members he
then attempted to apologize on Letterman
during an interview with Jerry Seinfeld
but it was so awkward that the audience
legitimately thought it was a joke and
began to laugh said some pretty nasty
things to some Afro Americans a lot of
trash talk you know you messed up when
the audience literally laughs at your
apology number three Johnny Depp and
Amber Heard this celebrity pair who were
a couple at the time were busted in
Australia for illegal
bringing their pet dogs into the country
it sounds silly but it’s a serious
matter as it breaches Australia’s
biosecurity laws and it could have even
seen heard serving 10 years in prison
however when they were cleared on all
major charges they were forced to
apologise in a scripted video and boy
does it show I’m truly sorry the pistol
and Boo were not declared protecting
Australia is important bordering on
groans and eye rolls this apology was
clearly the product of a legally binding
condition even Deputy Prime Minister
Barnaby Joyce admitted his belief that
the pair wouldn’t have done it of their
own accord number two Harvey Weinstein
2016 was the year of celebrity deaths
2017 was the year of celebrity sexual
abuse allegations and it all started
with Weinstein in October 2017 the New
York Times reported that over a dozen
women had come forward with sexual abuse
allegations aimed at him and it resulted
in a truly unusual apology from
Weinstein in it he declares that
Hollywood culture was different in the
60s and 70s miss quotes Jay Z and
mentions that he would be focusing his
attention on the NRA there’s really no
coming back from sexual abuse but this
apology only added fuel to the fire
number one Kevin Spacey arguably the
biggest star sunk by the Weinstein
effect was Kevin Spacey when actor
Anthony Rapp declared that Spacey
allegedly made advances on him when rap
was only 14 this caused Spacey to issue
what is probably the worst apology in
human history
while he states that he doesn’t remember
the encounter he agrees that it could
have happened and goes on to use his
apology as a platform for coming out the
timing and wording of which impressed
few in the lgbtq+ community really I
think that the unfortunate thing
that he somehow tried to mix the idea of
pedophilia and homosexuality as if they
had anything to do with each other
many people saw this as nothing but an
attempted diversion from the issue at
hand and Spacey’s reputation was
permanently destroyed and like that he’s
gone do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from watch
mojo and subscribe for new videos every
day
was confusing welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 failed celebrity
apologies
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at various celebrity apologies
that many people have claimed to be
disingenuous or just straight-up
inadequate we will not be including
politicians on this list so both Anthony
Weiner and Donald Trump will not be
included
despite their rather lackluster
apologies number 10 Paula Deen if you’re
gonna release an apology video you
should probably make it watchable Deen
and her brother Bubba hires found
themselves in trouble when Lisa Jackson
a manager at uncle Bubba seafood in
Oyster House alleged that her work
environment was rife with racial
discrimination in a subsequent
deposition Dean then admitted to using
the n-word in the past her apology video
was a mess
and contains a long pause while Dean
simply stares at the camera this video
was then taken down and replaced by
another and Dean’s not even the only
chef who’s bad at saying sorry in 2017
Mario Batali promoted his cinnamon rolls
at the bottom of an email apologizing
for past sexual misconduct that’s just a
recipe for disaster
number 9 Mischa Barton on July 5th 2016
alton sterling was fatally gunned down
by police in louisiana like many others
Barton took to social media to condemn
the shooting but her condemnation came
equipped with a carefully shot photo of
Barton on a boat in a black bikini
holding a glass of wine many people
criticized her choice of accompanying
photo causing Barton to take to Twitter
to apologize if the photo quote went out
of context this is a double fail because
a what does that even mean
and B she pulled the classic I’m sorry
if apology which has never sounded
sincere in the history of ever number 8
Shia LaBeouf I’ll be – it takes guts to
plagiarize an apology when you are
apologizing for plagiarism
lyubov created an independent movie
about an online film critic titled
howard cantor calm however fans
immediately noticed that LaBeouf’s film
bore a striking resemblance to the Dan
Clowes comic just an M Damiano and by
striking resemblance we mean they felt
it was basically ripped straight from
the comic dialogue and all okay here’s
the dream your b- dream gone LaBeouf
took to Twitter to apologize but others
quickly noted that his initial tweet was
ripped straight from a user on Yahoo
Answers like literally ripped
capitalised is and everything there are
compulsive liars
but LaBeouf made himself appear to be a
compulsive plagiarize ur number seven
Mel Gibson an apology following an
anti-semitic rant must be the apology to
end all apologies and Mel Gibson’s was
certainly not that in July 2006
Gibson was arrested for drunk driving he
then infamously unleashed an
anti-semitic rant on the officer
declaring that Jews were responsible for
every war and asking him if he was
Jewish he then issued a painfully brief
one-paragraph apology complete with the
capper quote I apologize to anyone I may
have offended this apology was so subpar
that he issued a much more thorough and
heartfelt apology a few days later but
by that point his reputation was all but
destroyed you really are crazy
[Music]
number six Akon in 2007 Akon infamously
simulated various sex acts with an
underage girl on stage when footage was
released Akon was suddenly subjected to
a whirlwind of controversy
[Music]
his apology starts wholesome enough but
it soon spirals into his attempts to
place the blame on someone else after
saying that he never intends to take
advantage of those under 18 econ said
quote that is why we tried to make sure
that the club did not admit anyone under
18 in the audience
somehow that standard was not met true
enough
but an apology never sounds sincere if
you redirect the blame at someone else
[Music]
number 5 Justin Timberlake Super Bowl 38
is now a thing of television legend
during the halftime performance
Timberlake famously ripped off a piece
of Janet Jackson’s clothing revealing
her bare breasts to the masses some
people were convinced that the incident
was staged while others believed it to
be nothing but a simple wardrobe
malfunction while the incident wasn’t
solely Timberlake’s fault
he apologized at the Grammys complete
with a huge grin and the famous
non-apology line quote I apologize if
you guys were offended what occurred was
unintentional completely regrettable and
I apologize if you guys are offended
whether you think it was JT’s fault or
not you got to admit that looks and
sounds like one insincere apology number
four Michael Richards for an example of
an actor completely ruining their career
and reputation in mere minutes see
Michael Richards all the goodwill that
Richards had accumulated on Seinfeld was
completely evaporated on November 17
2006 when he went on an insanely racist
tirade against black audience members he
then attempted to apologize on Letterman
during an interview with Jerry Seinfeld
but it was so awkward that the audience
legitimately thought it was a joke and
began to laugh said some pretty nasty
things to some Afro Americans a lot of
trash talk you know you messed up when
the audience literally laughs at your
apology number three Johnny Depp and
Amber Heard this celebrity pair who were
a couple at the time were busted in
Australia for illegal
bringing their pet dogs into the country
it sounds silly but it’s a serious
matter as it breaches Australia’s
biosecurity laws and it could have even
seen heard serving 10 years in prison
however when they were cleared on all
major charges they were forced to
apologise in a scripted video and boy
does it show I’m truly sorry the pistol
and Boo were not declared protecting
Australia is important bordering on
groans and eye rolls this apology was
clearly the product of a legally binding
condition even Deputy Prime Minister
Barnaby Joyce admitted his belief that
the pair wouldn’t have done it of their
own accord number two Harvey Weinstein
2016 was the year of celebrity deaths
2017 was the year of celebrity sexual
abuse allegations and it all started
with Weinstein in October 2017 the New
York Times reported that over a dozen
women had come forward with sexual abuse
allegations aimed at him and it resulted
in a truly unusual apology from
Weinstein in it he declares that
Hollywood culture was different in the
60s and 70s miss quotes Jay Z and
mentions that he would be focusing his
attention on the NRA there’s really no
coming back from sexual abuse but this
apology only added fuel to the fire
number one Kevin Spacey arguably the
biggest star sunk by the Weinstein
effect was Kevin Spacey when actor
Anthony Rapp declared that Spacey
allegedly made advances on him when rap
was only 14 this caused Spacey to issue
what is probably the worst apology in
human history
while he states that he doesn’t remember
the encounter he agrees that it could
have happened and goes on to use his
apology as a platform for coming out the
timing and wording of which impressed
few in the lgbtq+ community really I
think that the unfortunate thing
that he somehow tried to mix the idea of
pedophilia and homosexuality as if they
had anything to do with each other
many people saw this as nothing but an
attempted diversion from the issue at
hand and Spacey’s reputation was
permanently destroyed and like that he’s
gone do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from watch
mojo and subscribe for new videos every
day
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