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Time Magazine’s Top Ten Apologies. By Ben Gomez. 10. Alec Baldwin’s vow to not use homophobic slurs. Up Late with Alec Baldwin debuted Oct. 11, & canceled Nov . 26, after homophobic slurs. 9. Joe Francis’ backtrack for calling jurors “f— ing retarded”.
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Time Magazine’s Top Ten Apologies By Ben Gomez
10. Alec Baldwin’s vow to not use homophobic slurs • Up Late with Alec Baldwin debuted Oct. 11, & canceled Nov. 26, afterhomophobic slurs
9. Joe Francis’ backtrack for calling jurors “f—ing retarded” • Francis was convicted of misdemeanor charges in 2011 & called jurors “mentally f***ingretarded”
8. Rupert Murdoch’s mea culpa for an offensive cartoon • Sunday Times published Holocaust Memorial cartoon of Israeli PM constructing body-part wall
7. JCPenney’s plea to win back customers • JC Penny apologized for scathing customer reviews and promised to listen more
6. Oprah’s apology for insinuating a store clerk was racist • Winfrey claimed Swiss clerk assumed she couldn’t afford $38,000 handbag because of race.
5. Sanjay Gupta’s flip-flop on medical marijuana • Gupta apologized for changing his views on medical marijuana
4. 60 Minutes’ retraction of its Bengazi exposé • 60 minutes retracted a biased expose on Benghazi
3. Barack Obama’s mea culpa for flip-flopping on the effects of Obamacare • Obama apologized to the Americans dropped from their health insurance providers
2. Rob Ford’s begging for forgiveness for smoking crack cocaine • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted to smoking crack after months of denying
1. Paula Deen’s mea culpa for using the n-word • Paula Deen found herself in hot water after admitting using the “n-word”
My Favorite • Rob Ford’s begging for forgiveness for smoking crack cocaine