Now that he’s apparently sobered up, Dennis Rodman has decided to apologize for the controversial comments he made on CNN earlier this week.
The Associated Press published his written apology, which he sent to them via his publicist:
"I want to apologize," Rodman said. "I take full responsibility for my actions. It had been a very stressful day. Some of my teammates were leaving because of pressure from their families and business associates. My dreams of basketball diplomacy was quickly falling apart. I had been drinking. It's not an excuse but by the time the interview happened I was upset. I was overwhelmed. It's not an excuse, it's just the truth.
You don’t say. Dennis Rodman had been drinking before that interview? Could have fooled me.
That being said, at least he was humble enough to apologize for suggesting Kenneth Bae was actually guilty of, er, “anti-state crimes”:
"I want to first apologize to Kenneth Bae's family. I want to apologize to my teammates and my management team. I also want to apologize to Chris Cuomo. I embarrassed a lot of people. I'm very sorry. At this point I should know better than to make political statements. I'm truly sorry."
Nonetheless, the Bae family was distraught by what they heard during that segment:
Bae's sister, Terri Chung, said his family couldn't believe what Rodman said.
"Here's somebody who is in a position to do some good for Kenneth and refuses to do so," Chung told KOMO Radio in Seattle on Wednesday. "And then after the fact, instead, he decides to hurl these unqualified accusations against Kenneth. It's clear he has no idea what he's talking about. I'm not sure who he's talking to, where he's getting his information, but he's certainly no authority on Kenneth Bae."
Acting drunk and stupid is no way to go through life. Dennis Rodman, it seems, has finally learned that lesson the hard way.