by sumac | Oct 19, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies, Media Apologies
Rupert Murdoch was snarling away on Twitter: “Told UK’s Cameron receiving scumbag celebrities pushing for even more privacy laws. Trust the toffs! Transparency under attack. Bad.” Americans don’t talk much about toffs. First definition I found said they...
by snarly | Oct 5, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies, Musical Apologies
I find it very reasonable. Snippet: And I’m sorry that I said I hopeThe flight attendant spills hot coffee in your lap as the planecarries you away from meAnd I’m sorry that I saidI hope you break both legsOn the mountain while you ski.And I’m sorry...
by snarly | Sep 29, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies, Media Apologies
Here’s Fox anchor Shepard Smith apologizing for his network’s airing of a man’s on-camera suicide moments earlier. Our analysis after the video: Let’s see, we have admission of wrongdoing (“we really messed up”), naming of the sin...
by sumac | Sep 27, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies, Musical Apologies
Golly. Clear Channel threw a concert (9/21/12) to promote their internet radio platform, iHeartRadio, and just as Green Day was starting a song – well, stopping a song in the middle and starting another – a monitor flashed a warning that they had one minute left. Lead...
by snarly | Sep 21, 2012 | Celebrity Apologies
Oh, Paris. You are known as the City of Light, for your illumination of the world with your art and ideas during the Age of Enlightenment. Or maybe that is for your early use of street lamps. What am I, Wikipedia? In any case, your namesake, Paris Hilton, does not...