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Charlie Sheen Apologizes to Ashton Kutcher

Charlie Sheen is ready to make peace with Ashton Kutcher for the things he said about his performance on “Two and a Half Men,” in the eventuality that Kutcher took offense. He's even written an apology letter. Last week, Sheen went into attack mode, ripping into Warner Bros. and series creator Chuc...

21 February 2012
07:43 GMT

Sony Apologizes Over PlayStation Vita Launch Problems

The PlayStation Vita launched on December 17 on the Japanese market and it took just two days for gamers to begin talking about problems with the device, some of them appearing after players applied the firmware update that Sony released for it.The reported problems included crashing, lag when playing and accessing c...

20 December 2011
08:31 GMT

Blizzard President Apologizes for Blizzcon Cannibal Corpse Rant

The leader of World of Warcraft developer Blizzard has taken the rather extraordinary step of apologizing for a video that was shown at the Blizzcon event last week, which included a number of censored attacks against homosexuals and Alliance players.Mike Morhaime, who is the president of Blizzard, has sent a letter ...

28 October 2011
18:01 GMT

CCP Announces Big Changes for EVE Online Come Winter

The developers at CCP working on the MMO EVE Online have talked about their future plans for the game while also apologizing for the issues that have affected the title and its long term fans during the recent months.Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, who is the Chief Executive Officer at CCP Games, has issued a letter ...

6 October 2011
10:24 GMT

Johnny Depp Apologizes for Insensitive Comment in Vanity Fair

With the latest issue of Vanity Fair came a new controversy, as actor Johnny Depp, who was also the cover boy for it, compared being at a photoshoot to being physically assaulted. In a statement released hours ago, Depp is apologizing profusely. Almost the same instant that the mag came out, various groups were alrea...

6 October 2011
03:21 GMT

Patti Stanger Apologizes for Homophobic Remarks Made on Air

Patti Stanger of Millionaire Matchmaker landed herself in very troubled waters when, on the premiere of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Bravo, she made a series of very offensive remarks about the gays.Stanger is now apologizing for the offense she caused, Us Weekly reports.Part of Stanger’s appearan...

27 September 2011
10:57 GMT

Tracy Morgan Offends the Mentally Challenged

Fresh off an apology tour after saying during a stand up show that he’d kill his son if he ever told him he was gay, Tracy Morgan offends again. This time, he’s picking on the mentally challenged, making very insensitive jokes about them, it has emerged.The new incident happened over the weekend, also dur...

29 June 2011
10:56 GMT

Chris Brown Hurls Homophobic Slur at Paparazzi

He may be desperately trying to clear his name but it would seem that, no matter what he does, Chris Brown continues to court controversy. Just the other day, he managed to dodge a parking ticket while hurling a homophobic slur at the paparazzi. TMZ has video of the incident: Brown erroneously assumed that the papara...

24 June 2011
09:01 GMT

Tracy Morgan Apologizes Again for Homophobic Remarks

Once more, with feeling: comedian Tracy Morgan is really trying to make amends and send the message across that he knows he was wrong when he made a series of very hurtful and offensive homophobic comments during a recent standup show. So, he’s apologizing again.Scandal broke over the weekend, when reports bega...

14 June 2011
06:44 GMT

Comedian Tracy Morgan Offends, Says He’d Kill His Son if He Were Gay

Tracy Morgan, star of the series “30 Rock,” is now at the center of a massive controversy, after taking to the stage with a standup comedy number and making homophobic jokes. Among them was also the one in which he said he’d “stab” his son if he told him he was gay. According to TMZ,...

11 June 2011
04:36 GMT

PSN Apology Kicks Off Sony Press Conference

Video games giant Sony has conducted its E3 press conference today and the company surprised some commenters by tackling the problem of the PlayStation Network hacking attack head on in an effort to make sure that gamers understand its response and how important security is for the company. Jack Tretton, who is one ...

7 June 2011
03:24 GMT

Avril Lavigne Apologizes for Dropping the F-Bomb in Concert

Over the weekend, Avril Lavigne performed at the Tampa Bay Rays game on the Tropicana Field and, when her microphone went out and the audience started booing, she dropped an F-bomb, angering organizers. Right before she kicked off her live show in front of 25,000 fans, something happened to her mic, prompting her to ...

2 June 2011
04:56 GMT

Paris Hilton Apologizes to Lindsay Lohan for Recent Televised Stab

“If I were Lindsay Lohan, I would be stealing earrings, not giving them away,” socialite Paris Hilton said of her eternal archenemy Lindsay Lohan on an episode of her latest reality show. Paris is now apologizing for that. As we also noted the other day, on a recent episode of “The World Accordi...

7 May 2011
06:47 GMT

Lady Gaga Apologizes for Using ‘Retarded’ in Interview

Lady Gaga has committed the biggest faux pas of the moment: she’s uttered the word “retarded” in a magazine interview. In a statement to gossip blogger Perez Hilton, the singer apologizes, saying the slip came in the heat of the moment. After some backlash that she, out of all people, should say the...

22 April 2011
04:59 GMT

Alec Baldwin’s Advice for Charlie Sheen: Beg for Your Job Back

Alec Baldwin knows a thing or two about falling from the grace of the public and studio executives, which is why he believes he’s the best to give Charlie Sheen his overdue wake-up call. Take a shower, sleep if off and beg for your job back, Alec says.For weeks, Sheen has been shooting his mouth to whichever me...

14 March 2011
04:18 GMT

Justin Bieber Apologizes for Giving Photographers the Finger

Pop Star Justin Bieber is usually very gracious towards photographers and fans, even at those times when he looks like he’d rather not be. The other night, he flipped the bird on the paparazzi – and he’s now apologizing for it.It all went down as Justin and Selena Gomez (officially his girlfriend), ...

4 March 2011
07:11 GMT

David Letterman Apologizes for Lindsay Lohan ‘Incident’

On his latest show, David Letterman apologized for saying in a press release that Lindsay Lohan would read out the Top 10 in one of the upcoming shows. He was “duped,” he said in the sarcastic apology. As the video below will show, it all began with Letterman doing the Top 10 for the Grammy Awards 201...

17 February 2011
06:56 GMT

American Idol Formally Apologizes for Steven Tyler’s Behavior

The episode before last of American Idol caused a minor stir when judge Steven Tyler made a comment that was considered offensive by some viewers. The latest started with a formal apology from producers. As the video below shows, the episode opened with a black screen with the message from the producers, in which...

3 February 2011
09:36 GMT

TNT Forced to Apologize for Tracy Morgan’s ‘Lewd’ Sarah Palin Joke

Just hours ago, TNT bosses were forced to issue an official apology for comments made by comedian Tracy Morgan on a recent show about politician and television personality Sarah Palin – but not after it received plenty of comments. The inappropriate joke was made during a pre-game show, when Morgan was aske...

29 January 2011
06:21 GMT

Dr. Drew Apologizes for Angelina Jolie Comments

The other day, Dr. Drew went on the record saying that, because Angelina Jolie was a heroin addict and Brad Pitt had commitment issues, the two were most definitely for a “nuclear split.” He’s now apologizing for it. Speaking with Radar Online, Dr. Drew says that his words have been taken entirely o...

23 December 2010
04:08 GMT

Shape Mag Apologizes for Putting ‘Husband-Stealer’ LeAnn Rimes on the Cover

LeAnn Rimes was the celebrity feature in the September 2010 issue of Shape Magazine. Following complains from its readers, the publication is apologizing for putting the singer on the cover.The issue in question, of which we also told you at the time, showed LeAnn in a red two-piece swimsuit, flaunting her flat abs a...

29 October 2010
15:51 GMT

Michael Bolton on DWTS Scandal: Bruno Needs Some Soul Searching

The second week of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars was not without celebrity casualties: Michael Bolton left the show. However, he still feels judge Bruno Tonioli needs to do some soul searching and see what his mission on the show is. As we also informed you a few days ago, what (allegedly) got Bolton booted off ...

2 October 2010
05:56 GMT

DWTS Producers: Michael Bolton Doesn’t Get a Public Apology

Michael Bolton is the second celebrity to get the boot from the current season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars but he’s not leaving without kicking up a fuss about how he was treated by the judges. As ABC News informs – and the video below can confirm – after his elimination, Bolton spoke his ...

30 September 2010
06:59 GMT

MTV Apologizes for Swearing During Movie Awards 2010

The 2010 MTV Movie Awards took place the other night, a ceremony that was as popular with audiences (judging by ratings) as it was shamelessly funny. Of course, it was to be expected for some of the stars to swear – but some viewers at home were very shocked when the network failed to censor the bombs dropping ...

8 June 2010
08:31 GMT

Sobbing, Desperate Sarah Ferguson Apologizes for Bribing Video

Over the weekend, News of the World blew the lid on a story around the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, who attempted to literally sell access to her ex, Prince Andrew, who is a UK Special Representative for Trade and Investment. Moments after the video of her taking bribe went online, she was on board a plane, destin...

25 May 2010
05:49 GMT

‘Glee’ Star Lea Michele Apologizes for Diva Behavior

Actress and singer Lea Michele of the “Glee” fame recently found herself at the middle of a minor storm over a series of comments she made at the Time 100 Gala last week. Speaking with photographer Patrick McMullan, Lea refused to give her real name and put on what has already been labeled a clear case of...

11 May 2010
10:44 GMT

Penguin Apologizes for Recipe with ‘Freshly Ground Black People’ as Ingredient

Penguin Books Australia has come under serious fire for something that was nothing but a small typo that got past by its proofreader and then went to print. One recipe included in the famous cookbook “Pasta Bible” included among the ingredients “salt and freshly ground black people” in what ha...

19 April 2010
06:28 GMT

Jesse James Issues Apology to Sandra Bullock, Kids

These past couple of days, glossy publications both in the US and abroad have been having a field day with allegations made by a tattoo and former glamour model in relation to Jesse James’ private life. As per the model, she had an 11-month affair with Sandra Bullock’s husband, which started as he confess...

19 March 2010
03:58 GMT

Tiger Woods and Elin Write Apology Letter to Parents

In his public apology, which was broadcast live all over the world, Tiger Woods also addressed the issue of the media attention on his family, saying he found it absurd that his wife and children be harassed by paparazzi. Because the paps have even been trailing his kids to school, Woods and wife Elin have recently i...

25 February 2010
05:14 GMT

Tiger Woods Is Deeply Sorry – The Remix

This Friday, golfer Tiger Woods made the first step towards getting back into the good graces of the public by issuing a televised public apology. In it, as we also informed you, he did everything by the book, save for showing the honesty and emotion he should have felt given the circumstances. To compensate for that...

23 February 2010
10:05 GMT

Tiger Woods Apologizes in Open Letter

Ever since Tiger Woods crashed his car into a fire hydrant and then into a tree on a neighbor’s lawn over the weekend, the media scrutiny has been extremely harsh. Talk of domestic abuse and of him having affair is still making the rounds and, from the looks of it, it’s not going to die down anytime soon....

3 December 2009
04:35 GMT

TV Host Apologizes for Calling Mariah Carey an Unreasonable Diva

Mariah Carey was recently in London to turn on the Christmas lights and, at the same time, do a couple of interviews to promote her latest album, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.” She also made an appearance on GMTV, with the host of the show, Kate Garraway, telling the media only hours later that she had ...

2 December 2009
10:20 GMT

Fox Issues Apology to Jessica Simpson for Calling Her Fat

Jessica Simpson’s weight has always fluctuated, but it has never been subject to so much media attention as it has been this past year. The singer packed on a few pounds more than usually right before breaking up from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, and said weight gain was the topic of a cartoon skit tha...

15 October 2009
09:13 GMT

David Letterman Apologizes to Wife, CBS Staff on Show

David Letterman had several affairs with CBS female employees and it eventually transpired in the media, as a man tried to blackmail him for $2 million to keep his mouth shut. Instead of complying, Letterman went to the police and then publicly discussed the extortion attempt on his show – but little did he ima...

6 October 2009
05:42 GMT

Kanye West Apologizes, Cries on Jay Leno

Kanye West must be now the most hated celebrity, judging by the way the fans and other stars reacted to his outburst at the MTV 2009 Video Music Awards, when he interrupted Taylor Swift as he was about to thank her fans for helping her win an award for Best Female Video. Hours after the incident, Kanye appeared on Ja...

15 September 2009
05:16 GMT

Chris Brown Releases Video Apologizing for Rihanna Beating

It’s been many months that news broke that young R&B star Chris Brown allegedly beat then-girlfriend Rihanna to a pulp over a text message. As the scandal reached almost never-before-seen proportions even with celebrities, given the popularity of both stars, Brown kept mum on the topic – as per the instru...

21 July 2009
02:40 GMT

Eminem Officially Apologizes for Mariah Carey Diss

A couple of days ago, one of the tracks included on Eminem’s comeback album, “Relapse,” leaked on the Internet. While fans were perhaps none too shocked about what its lyrics said, Nick Cannon, husband of Mariah Carey of one year, was extremely offended about the bitter attack Em unleashed and even ...

20 May 2009
10:06 GMT

David Slade Apologizes to Fans for Crude ‘Twilight’ Comments

David Slade, a relatively unknown director in Hollywood, has been officially assigned to helm the third film in the “Twilight Saga,” “Eclipse.” Since evidence surfaced yesterday that Slade held in much contempt the entire franchise – or at least did at one point in time – the direc...

7 May 2009
08:25 GMT

Jamie Foxx Apologizes for Crude Attack on Miley Cyrus

Yesterday, an audio recording of a segment of actor and singer Jamie Foxx’s radio show was posted online. In it, Foxx could be heard launching a very bitter and graphic attack on teen star Miley Cyrus, saying she needed to do coke, smoke crack and grow up to get rid of her sense of entitlement. Appearing on the...

15 April 2009
09:13 GMT

Miley Cyrus Officially Apologizes for Offending Photo

Just yesterday, the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) issued a statement saying that teen star Miley Cyrus needed to do better to be believed she was truly sorry about the racist photo incident. Hours later, Miley posted another entry on her official fan page, wholeheartedly apologizing for creating a stir that...

10 February 2009
05:57 GMT

Miley Cyrus Still Offending, Still Needs to Apologize for Racist Photo

Last week, Disney teen star and daughter of famous country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley caught all the headlines again when a photo from her personal album was leaked on the Internet. The picture in question showed Miley “slanting her eyes,” in what was seen as a clear mocking of Asian people. Although t...

9 February 2009
09:48 GMT

Christian Bale Apologizes for Outburst on ‘Terminator’ Set

A few days ago, a recording made on the set of “Terminator: Salvation,” in which main star Christian Bale could be heard lashing out at director of photography Shane Hurlbut, was leaked on the Internet. Since then, the Bale scandal has reached epic proportions, with several sketches and even remixes poppi...

7 February 2009
03:37 GMT

Miley Cyrus Slammed for Mocking Asian People

Miley Cyrus is familiar with controversy, having already been in the middle of a scandal involving a series of leaked photos that got parents and fans alike outraged. This time is no exception, the backlash against the Disney star also being prompted by a picture in which she is apparently mocking people of As...

3 February 2009
09:40 GMT

NVIDIA-Based MacBook Air Delayed

Customers are reporting that Apple has e-mailed them with an apology for delaying their orders on the new, NVIDIA-based MacBook Air units. The delay only appears to be affecting the entry-level 1.6GHz model with a 120GB SATA hard drive, sources indicate.Apple explains that an unforeseen issue has made it unlikely for...

6 November 2008
08:40 GMT

Apple Apologizes for MobileMe Server Issues

Apple has sent out its second apology email to MobileMe subscribers, outlining that "a serious issue [occurred] with one of [their] MobileMe mail servers." The Cupertino-based Mac maker assures users that it understands the gravity of the situation and claims it is "working hard" to restore the service.From Apple...

23 July 2008
05:03 GMT

The End for the Beacon War

"We've made a lot of mistakes building this feature, but we've made even more with how we've handled them. We simply did a bad job with this release, and I apologize for it. . . . Instead of acting quickly, we took too long to decide on the right solution. I'm not proud of the way we've handl...

6 December 2007
06:52 GMT

Yahoo Apologises for Wrong Information Offered to The Government

Michael Callahan, Yahoo's executive vice president and general counsel, apologized for not providing all the information Yahoo had to the US government and saying that the company had "no information" about the case, the Financial Times reports. The Sunnyvale company was involved in the 2004 Chinese case when Sh...

2 November 2007
18:06 GMT

Britney Can't Spell to Save Her Life

I'm really curios to know who is in charge of Brit Brit's website, especially when it comes to her official statements. That's because her latest update is a must see. After you finish going over it, you can't escape the feeling that you've just read something that was written by an 8-year-ol...

6 July 2007
06:14 GMT


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