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Top 10 Apologies of 2013. By: Victoria Rodriguez. 10. Alec Baldwin’s vow to not use homophobic slurs. TMZ video caught the actor hurling homophobic slurs at a photographer. 9. Joe Francis’ backtrack for calling jurors “f— ing retarded”.
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Top 10 Apologies of 2013 By: Victoria Rodriguez
10. Alec Baldwin’s vow to not use homophobic slurs • TMZ video caught the actor hurling homophobic slurs at a photographer
9. Joe Francis’ backtrack for calling jurors “f—ing retarded” • Convicted of five misdemeanor charges, for calling the jurors “mentally f***ing retarded”
8. Rupert Murdoch’s mea culpa for an offensive cartoon • Sunday Times cartoon published on Holocaust Memorial Day offended many Jewish people
7. JCPenney’s plea to win back customers • Released an apology ad after receiving angry customer in the beginning of May
6. Oprah’s apology for insinuating a store clerk was racist • Claimed that a clerk assumed she could not afford handbag because of the star’s race.
5. Sanjay Gupta’s flip-flop on medical marijuana • Backed medical marijuana and said he was sorry for not jumping on the bandwagon sooner
4. 60 Minutes’ retraction of its Bengazi exposé • Should have explained how the program failed to see all sides of the story.
3. Barack Obama’s mea culpa for flip-flopping on the effects of Obamacare • Apologized to the Americans who got dropped from their health insurance providers
Rob Ford’s begging for forgiveness for smoking crack cocaine • Admitted to smoking crack cocaine after months of denying the allegations
1. Paula Deen’s mea culpa for using the n-word • Admitting to using the “n-word” and discussing plantation-style wedding plans in a deposition.
My Favorite Apology • Rob Ford’s begging for forgiveness for smoking crack cocaine is my favorite because it was funny to see everything happening on TV