Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Sorry Celebrities in 2006

Who's sorry now?

We called it in January, 2006. This has been the Year of the Apology. You'll see that the LA Times agrees below.

This blog is dedicated to recording apologies from politicians, celebrities, athletes, fashion icons, and just plain folks. Post An Apology also looks at who SHOULD BE apologizing, and finally, who just doesn't have a CLUE.

Thanks to everyone for making Post An Apology a big success in 2006. Keep us on your RSS feed for 2007 - and participate by posting apologies on YouTube, email us with tips, and help make this an even bigger success in 2007!


LAT The year in bad behavior - For many celebrities, 'sorry' seems to be the easiest word.
In show business, the highest form of art these days is the apology. It's become a performance in itself — call it obligatory method acting — whenever a celebrity misbehaves and needs to get back into the public's good graces. It works so well it can be boiled down a formula: Confession + Contrition = Comeback.

It was the Year of the Apology. Most famously, Mel Gibson had to do a full-court media grovel after spewing drunken Jew-hating remarks after being pulled over for speeding in July on the Pacific Coast Highway. After verbally abusing the arresting officers, he said, "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."