Somehow, Mila Kunis' scripted apology was even worse. She and Mr. Kutcher have weathered criticism for writing a letter supporting former “That '70s Show” co-star Danny Masterson after he was convicted of rape. She spoke in public with the awkward cadence that people experience when they don't remember their lines and don't know where to put their emphasis. “The letter was not written to question the legitimacy of the justice system,” she said. “It was not written to question the legitimacy of the jury's verdict.” Her performance as an actress was not very convincing. Her husband, Mr. Kutcher, was less clumsy in his language, but his defense was no longer convincing. He said the letter was “only intended for the judge to read,” as if the fact that the couple had been operating behind the scenes made it OK. Both men looked uncomfortable enough to draw comparisons to the hostage video.
Boebert, who was kicked out of the theater with her date for inappropriate behavior, initially dismissed the incident as harmless entertainment. “I admit I laughed out loud and sang!” She I wrote to X (Formerly Twitter). However, she recanted when videos of her vaping and being molested by her date were released. Citing the stress of her divorce, she said, “She's just not living up to her own values.” This is another variation of “This is not me.” “It was never my or my camp's intention to mislead, but we understand that this We understand the nature of what that looks like.”
And then there's Jann Wenner, co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine and a prominent figure in popular music. In an interview with the Times, he suggested that women and people of color didn't deserve to be featured in books about the greats of rock and roll. That didn't go over well with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, which he helped found. After being ousted from the board, he apologized, saying the book did not reflect his “gratitude and admiration for the countless totemic, world-changing artists whose music and ideas I admire.” Ta.
Saying your book doesn't reflect your thoughts is just a more technical and even less logical variation of “This isn't me.”
Not all celebrities who are accused of wrongdoing offer a terrible apology. Some people don't apologize at all. Like Ms. Barrymore, Bill Maher also recently announced that he would resume taping his own talk show during his writers' strike. But when he also backtracked, he didn't say he had made a mistake. In fact, he said, the writers' strike may end soon. When four women accused charismatic provocateur Russell Brand of sexual assault, he denied any fault and claimed he was the victim of a coordinated media attack. To encourage him, three Internet right-wingers, Andrew Tate, Elon Musk, and Tucker Carlson, paint those accused of wrongdoing as victims of a woke mob. Donald Trump stubbornly refused to apologize for almost anything when former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed Jenni Hermoso, even when pressed by his family and aides. I followed suit. Not only was Mr. Rubiales unable to offer a convincing apology, he also came back and said he had done nothing wrong.
