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Analyzing apologies in the news, media, history & arts at SorryWatch.com since 2012. We wrote Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies (hardcover) & Getting to Sorry (new paperback!)

LinkedIn post from Deepak Chopra, reading: "I am deeply saddened by the suffering of the victims in this case, and I unequivocally condemn abuse and exploitation in all forms. I want to be clear: I was never involved in, nor did I participate in, any criminal or exploitative conduct. Any contact I had was limited and unrelated to abusive activity. Some past email exchanges have surfaced that reflect poor judgment in tone. I regret that and understand how they read today, given what was publicly known at the time. My focus remains on supporting accountability, prevention, and efforts that protect and support survivors."
Photo of an orange street sign that reads "Titi's Empanadas, Coffee & More!", with a cute cartoon of a woman with her hair tied back with a kerchief, holding a plate of stylized orange and yellow empanadas. A small blue Post-It can be seen on the sign.
Photo of Byron and employee canoodling at Coldplay concert juxtaposed with Byron’s apology: “What was supposed to be a night of music and joy turned into a deeply personal mistake playing out on a very public stage. I want to sincerely apologize to my wife, my family, and the team at Astronomer. You deserve better from me as a partner, as a father, and as a leader. “This is not who I want to be or how I want to represent the company I helped build. I'm taking time to reflect, to take accountability, and to figure out the next steps, personally and professionally. I ask for privacy as I navigate that process. “I also want to express how troubling it is that what should have been a private moment became public without my consent. I respect artists and entertainers, but I hope we can all think more deeply about the impact of turning someone else's life into a spectacle.fi “As a friend once sang: 'Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones, and I will try to fix you.’"
January 22 post from 45, made on another platform (with untruthful statements, incorrect capitalization and grammatical errors preserved): "The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Tr*mp hater. She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart. She failed to mention the large number of illegal migrants that came into our Country and killed people. Many were deposited from jails and mental institutions. It is a giant crime wave that is taking place in the USA. Apart from her inappropriate statements, the service was a very boring and uninspiring one. She is not very good at her job! She and her church owe the public an apology!
Photo of Tom Brady from GQ Sports's Instagram stories, with a quote ostensibly from Brady: "My friend asked me if I read any books. I don't know if I could read a book! I don't know if my attention span would allow me."
Screenshot from 2009 game depicting Sanchez hunched over on the bench, subtly stuffing a tasty hot dog into his piehole.
Image by the incredible award-winning children's book illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh, depicting Mark Sanchez (rendered in Tonatiuh's distinctive style, influenced by historic Mexican codex art) in a Jets uniform with a football in one hand and a yummy hot dog in the other.
Graphic showing the six and a half steps to a good apology, from Getting to Sorry by Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy 1. Say you're sorry. 2. For what you did. 3. Show you understand why it was bad. 4. Don't make excuses. 5. Say why it won't happen again. 6. Offer to make up for it. And 6.5: LISTEN.
picture of a bumper sticker with a stylized, folkloric, kinda-mod illustration (in pink, red, white, brown, and blue) of two cats (dogs?) crying. the text says, all in caps, "SORRY FOR MY DRIVING I AM IN TEARS"
Susan’s granddaughter peruses Susan’s new paperback,cowritten with Marjorie Ingall
Picture depicts librarian dressed as zombie in wispy gray rags!