Insincerity or variations on “I’m sorry if you’re offended” don’t hack it, Karen. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re examining our picks for infamous moments when rude and entitled folks’ apologies only made things worse.
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00:00 That's not who I was before and it certainly isn't who I am now.
00:03 And if I could take it all back, I obviously would take it all back.
00:09 Welcome to WatchMojo.
00:11 And today we're examining our picks for infamous moments when rude and entitled
00:15 folks' apologies only made things worse.
00:18 In sincerity or variations on "I'm sorry if you're offended," don't hack it, Karen.
00:25 I just wanted to say that I am sorry from the bottom of my heart.
00:29 Using all the slurs.
00:32 Starting out on YouTube and then TikTok in 2019, Isabella Avala, under the name
00:38 "Only J Us," became very popular with psychology videos touching
00:43 on subjects like lucid dreams.
00:45 If somebody's feet are pointed towards you in a conversation, that means that
00:48 they're interested and content in the conversation.
00:50 But in 2021, leaked messages from Avala came out that contained racist and
00:56 homophobic slurs, followed by accusations that Avala ghosted Black creators.
01:01 Some 450,000 people signed a petition to have Avala removed from TikTok.
01:06 Avala responded with an apology video, which was criticized for
01:10 being scripted and disingenuous.
01:13 In it, Avala promised to promote Black creators.
01:16 When I first saw the screenshots, I didn't even think that they were real
01:20 because I forgot how hateful and how angry of a person I used to be.
01:25 And it hurts my soul.
01:26 However, a couple of months later, TikTokers like @antkarenzero claimed
01:31 Avala didn't stick to the promise and ghosted her.
01:34 How many times do you expect me to message you waiting on
01:38 you to continuously ghost me?
01:40 Robin.
01:41 You gotta love it when an apology comes with a bad excuse
01:45 for their terrible behavior.
01:46 In 2020, hairstylist Sharon Spellman was about to pass her client Robin
01:51 onto her assistant Alex for the next phase in her hair treatments.
01:55 You want to leave?
01:56 I will if you don't get my hair.
01:58 Well, Robin, who had previously made disrespectful comments about
02:02 Hispanic people, didn't want Alex, who is Hispanic.
02:06 Spellman tried to reason with her client, but Robin got angry
02:09 and tried to hit the hairdresser.
02:11 Robin, get out.
02:12 Robin, do not cause a scene in my business.
02:14 Immediately, Spellman told her to leave.
02:16 Robin offered a lame apology, claiming she has a lot of stress and a lot
02:21 of pressure from her daughter, as if that justifies hitting people.
02:24 And they have a lot of pressure.
02:27 Of course, this didn't work and Robin was removed.
02:34 Disrespecting the lost.
02:36 Given the often terrible history between the British and the Irish,
02:40 anyone filling the UK government position of secretary of state
02:43 for Northern Ireland needs both sensitivity and a thorough grasp of the facts.
02:48 Instead, Theresa May appointed Karen Bradley in 2019 when discussing
02:52 the troubles, a decades long conflict in Ireland.
02:55 She stated that slayings made by the police and British
02:59 army at the time weren't crimes.
03:01 They were people acting under orders and under instruction and fulfilling
03:04 their duties in a dignified and appropriate way.
03:07 People in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
03:10 were livid at the comments.
03:12 While Bradley apologized on TV, relatives of those who lost their lives
03:17 stated it was too little too late.
03:19 So I said something wrong and I have apologized and now
03:22 I want to get on and deliver.
03:24 There were also calls for her to resign.
03:26 While Bradley didn't, she lost her job during a reshuffle shortly after.
03:30 I said something I shouldn't have said.
03:33 I fully accept that I shouldn't have said it.
03:35 It was wrong and I've apologized.
03:37 Yeah.
03:37 And you've said that you've made that very clear.
03:39 Not gleeful.
03:40 There were days when the sun was so cool.
03:46 It all started with a 2020 social media post supporting hashtag
03:51 Black Lives Matter by actor and singer Leah Michelle.
03:54 This sparked her Glee co-star Samantha Marie Ware to accuse her of
03:58 terrible behavior on the set of the TV show, including racism.
04:02 Other former colleagues such as Heather Morris and Alex Newell also
04:06 came forward to criticize Michelle's hostile attitude.
04:08 In response, she made a public apology on social media.
04:12 However, Ware felt that it came across as an empty apology in which
04:16 the actress didn't accept any responsibility.
04:18 Even a year later, the Glee cast continued speaking about
04:21 Michelle's toxic behavior on set.
04:24 Fallen footballer.
04:25 At one point, Mason Greenwood was seen as the potential leading light
04:30 for Manchester United and the English football team.
04:33 But then in 2022, his partner released horrific evidence online of his
04:38 abuse, including an incriminating voice recording.
04:41 The police confirmed he was arrested and officers were seen at his home.
04:46 While Greenwood was arrested, the case was later dropped as key
04:49 witnesses withdrew and the prosecution didn't have strong
04:52 enough evidence for conviction.
04:53 In August 2023, after United and Greenwood agreed to part ways in
04:59 his statement, instead of apologizing, Greenwood tried gaslighting
05:02 people by claiming he was cleared of all charges.
05:05 I was cleared of all charges.
05:07 However, I accept I made mistakes in my relationship and I take share
05:12 of responsibility for the situations.
05:15 That wasn't the case and it angered people further.
05:18 Since then, Greenwood has been loaned to Spanish side Getafe.
05:21 Getafe have confirmed this evening it's a season long loan.
05:26 Real estate racism.
05:28 In 2020, Sandeep Kumar and Ritu Devi Sharma left their
05:33 property in Perth, Australia.
05:35 Instead of getting their bond back, real estate company Marvin Real
05:38 Estate took a portion of it for cleaning fees.
05:41 This caused a dispute for several months between the parties.
05:44 In 2021, the director of the company, Ranwin Palit, sent a racist,
05:49 passive-aggressive email to the pair in which he slated Indian
05:53 culture and called the country filth.
05:56 A few weeks later, Palit sent an apology email to Kumar and Sharma
06:00 stating the infamous non-apology phrase, "I apologize if you believe
06:05 I have been racist against you" and claiming it wasn't her intent.
06:09 In 2023, Palit had her real estate license suspended by a tribunal
06:14 for eight months.
06:15 Ukulele Apology.
06:17 It's not every day that an apology for one terrible accusation
06:20 opens up a can of worms for other grim incidents.
06:24 But then again, not everyone is Colleen Ballinger.
06:27 In 2023, after allegations of her being inappropriate with a young
06:32 fan came out, the Miranda Sings performer released a bonkers
06:35 apology video while she played the ukulele.
06:38 I'm not a groomer.
06:39 I'm just a loser who didn't understand I shouldn't respond to
06:43 fans.
06:44 Unsurprisingly, the apology fell very, very flat as it was heavily
06:49 condemned for being unserious.
06:51 Soon after, historical clips of Ballinger's work resurfaced.
06:55 In one, she did a distasteful racist parody of Psy's "Gangnam Style"
06:59 where she mumbles Asian words.
07:01 Whoop on Gangnam Style.
07:03 Gangnam Style.
07:06 Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop.
07:08 Whoop on Gangnam Style.
07:10 In another, Ballinger, while cosplaying as Elphaba from Wicked,
07:14 wore dark green face paint and performed Beyonce's "Single Ladies"
07:18 on stage.
07:18 Yikes.
07:19 What do I know?
07:20 Buzz Lightyear says a slur.
07:23 And there seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere.
07:27 It's weird how so many comedians who criticize political correctness
07:30 in the medium seem determined to use slurs without repercussions.
07:34 In a 2013 interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Tim Allen talked
07:38 about how he's not racist, so it shouldn't matter if he uses one
07:42 particular slur and that euphemisms for the word are worse.
07:46 Allen then used said slur multiple times throughout.
07:49 He claimed being called the word by black people but not being
07:52 allowed to say it later is confusing to the European mind.
07:56 Yikes.
07:57 When the backlash mounted, Allen put out a brief non-apology
08:01 saying if anyone was offended, it wasn't his intention.
08:04 Even years later, Allen's view and apology are still being denounced.
08:08 This is a thought police thing and I do not like it.
08:10 Home Depot Karen.
08:12 Most explanation videos after a controversial incident tend to
08:16 delve into the reasoning behind their actions or an apology for what transpired.
08:20 I just got kicked out of the Home Depot.
08:24 The Home Depot.
08:26 But not Amanda Marie Keschner, who goes by Art Van Grow online.
08:30 In 2022, the self-described influencer told her story after a
08:35 confrontation with Home Depot staff.
08:38 In her video, she freely divulges that she used racial and homophobic
08:41 slurs at staff, telling them to go back to their own country before
08:45 they kicked her out of the store.
08:47 I said, I'm not leaving.
08:48 Call the cops.
08:48 I've done nothing wrong.
08:49 I'm trying to buy something.
08:50 And he's like, I'm not discounting anything.
08:51 I'm not selling anything.
08:52 Get out of my store.
08:53 When the backlash rolled in for Keschner, she attacked the criticism.
08:57 She released several videos, often giving sarcastic apologies and
09:01 being aggressive with those who were offended by her actions.
09:04 It was bonkers.
09:05 And I really hope that one day you can find in your heart to forgive me.
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09:23 Pier 1 Coffer.
09:27 When the pandemic was frightening everyone, Karen stepped up to
09:30 the plate to make things worse.
09:32 In 2020 at a Pier 1 store in Jacksonville, Florida, Debra
09:36 Hunter was verbally berating staff.
09:38 When she saw she was being recorded by another customer, Heather Sprague,
09:42 she flipped the bird and coughed in the face of Sprague, a cancer patient.
09:47 I think I'll get real close to you and cough on you then.
09:49 How's that?
09:50 Hunter was arrested soon after.
09:52 During her sentencing, she handed in a letter to the judge
09:55 and gave a virtual testimony.
09:56 In both, Hunter focused on how the situation had affected her and her
10:00 family, barely apologizing to Sprague.
10:03 For Ms.
10:04 Sprague, you know, she was the recipient of that.
10:07 And for that, I apologize.
10:09 And I believe that she knows that.
10:10 After being heavily criticized by the judge for this, Hunter was
10:14 sentenced to 30 days in jail, an anger management course, six months
10:17 of probation and fine $500.
10:20 Judge Ruth sentenced Debra Hunter to 30 days in the Duval County
10:23 jail and six months of probation.
10:25 Have you ever had to apologize for something and it fell flat?
10:29 Let us know below.
10:30 I know I should have.
10:32 I'm sorry.
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