A Finnish beauty queen was stripped of her crown for a gesture that appeared to mock Asians. Finnish lawmakers copied her, and the prime minister is now trying to defuse the controversy.
Tag: Apologies
Brigitte Macron, First Lady of France, Says Sorry for Slur Against Feminist Activists
In a short video, the French first lady said that she was “sorry if I have hurt women victims,” but she also noted that she should be allowed to behave freely in private.
BBC Chair Tries to Calm Political ‘Firestorm’ Over Trump Edit
Samir Shah defended Britain’s public broadcaster at a parliamentary committee hearing on Monday, while apologizing (again) for the misleading edit of a Jan. 6 speech by President Trump.
BBC Apologizes to Trump Over Film Edit but Declines to Pay Compensation
The BBC said it would not rebroadcast a misleadingly edited documentary but added, “We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim.”
Why the BBC Is Facing Its Gravest Crisis in Decades
The British public service broadcaster apologized on Monday for a misleadingly edited documentary about President Trump. But the scandal had already claimed two of its top executives.
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
A lawyer for President Trump said the BBC’s editing of a speech he gave was “defamatory.” The broadcaster apologized on Monday for an “error in judgment.”
What to Know About the BBC Resignations and Turmoil Over a Trump Speech Edit
Two top executives quit after a memo by a former adviser said that the broadcaster had misleadingly edited a speech by President Trump.
Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan’s Tariff Criticism
The Canadian prime minister also said that he had asked the province of Ontario not to air the ad that later prompted the president to end trade talks.
Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese Leader Who Gave War Apology, Dies at 101
His televised address as prime minister, delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender, set a marker for his country’s “deep remorse” over wartime atrocities.
With Sobs and Doubts, Greenlandic Women Receive Apology for Forced Contraception
Some Greenlanders asked why an apology had not come decades earlier, and chalked up the timing to tensions over President Trump’s aim of annexing the island.