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Posted Tuesday 09/15/2009 5:00 PM in
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by Richard McVey and Jesse Thompson
Filed under: ashlee simpson, pete rose, mel gibson, mark sanford, jimmy swaggart, alex rodriguez, kobe bryant, kanye west, bill clinton, chris brown
If you're a professional athlete, entertainer or whatever the hell Spencer Pratt is, odds are you're gonna have to apologize publicly for something you did at some point. Oftentimes these apologies ring true, but more often than not, you make yourself look like an even bigger tool. Here are the 10 worst offenders of insincerity.
10. Kanye West Blogs His Way Further Into the Doghouse
Soon after the Taylor Swift incident, Kanye found himself back at his crib, trying to write an apology letter with the all-caps button jammed on his keyboard. Using a little-known bipolar writing style, Kanye goes from sincere apology to subtle insult, back to apology and so on. No surprise that the letter was pulled from his site soon after.
9. Mark Sanford Puts His Mistress First
Much has been made of the South Carolina governor's long, rambling owning-up speech where he revealed more dirty laundry than anyone asked for. But by the time Sanford gets around to the actual apologizing, he starts with his mistress! Followed by the people of S.C., and then his wife and kids. And it should be a rule that any apology is null when "y'all" is used this flagrantly.
8. Pete Rose Apologizes...For a Small Fee
The all-time hit leader denied betting on baseball for years. Then, in 2004, he finally admitted it in his autobiography. Like we didn't know. And he's since offered a public apology to any of his fans...for the low, low price of $279.99.
7. Chris Brown's Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's bad enough that it took Chris Brown so long to finally issue an apology for beating his then-girlfriend, Rihanna. (Five months? Why bother?) Kicking things off by trotting out the tired "My lawyer advised me..." excuse is a surefire way to elicit sneers. Adding insult to injury? The bizarre "Sgt. Pepper"-meets-"Double Dare" attire he chose to wear. At least put a tie on, kid.
6. Alex Rodriguez Has a Brain Fart
After being cold-busted for using banned substances, Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez's frequent admissions that it was such a different culture waaaaaay back in 2001 never exactly rang true. Plus, when he seemingly has a senior moment - or just forgot the coaching he'd received beforehand - around the one-minute mark in the clip above, he makes some ridiculous faces that belie his "sorrow" in the whole affair.
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| Posted by charlie givens on 09/15/2009 10:58 PM | report abuse |
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we all have done things in our past that we wish we could take back,but we can not, so i say to all forgive them, i think pete rose should be in the hall.
for give and for get,that why they still put eraser on pencil, we all make mistakes
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| Posted by MKO on 09/16/2009 1:39 AM | report abuse |
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You forgot Michael Richard's apology on Letterman. Easily top 3 material.
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| Posted by Joe on 09/17/2009 12:04 PM | report abuse |
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how is Mel not number 1. Always in character
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| Posted by Dave on 09/17/2009 4:36 PM | report abuse |
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Jimmy Swaggart gets my vote for # 1. He is one of the all-time hypocritical douche bags.
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| Posted by Johnny on 09/18/2009 12:56 AM | report abuse |
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Sooo what i get from this is... actors/musicians, athletes, and politicians make up the largest percentile of assholes in American culture
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| Posted by Kanye on 09/18/2009 1:04 PM | report abuse |
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Yo, imma let you finish but Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction apology was the crappiest of all time!
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| Posted by jen on 09/22/2009 3:02 PM | report abuse |
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this is nots espeically chris brown i hate him so much
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| Posted by gwen on 09/22/2009 5:15 PM | report abuse |
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If these people would learn how to think before they speak, we wouldn't have to listen to their half-assed apologies. Once something is done, it is too late for an apology.
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