So Sorry: 10 Apologies for Racially Charged Statements

A look at individuals whose words came back to haunt them.

Deadline Editor Apologizes for Controversial ‘Ethnic Castings’ Article - Racism is never funny but some people have to learn the hard way after their words come back to haunt them. Take a look at people in the news who have had to apologize for their words. Deadline editor Mike Fleming apologized after a reporter for the entertainment site wrote an article claiming that 2015 television has become too “ethnic.”  (Photo: Michael Lavine/Fox)

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Deadline Editor Apologizes for Controversial ‘Ethnic Castings’ Article - Racism is never funny but some people have to learn the hard way after their words come back to haunt them. Take a look at people in the news who have had to apologize for their words. Deadline editor Mike Fleming apologized after a reporter for the entertainment site wrote an article claiming that 2015 television has become too “ethnic.”  (Photo: Michael Lavine/Fox)

Student Apologizes for Racist Chant - Black community leaders joined former SAE fraternity member Levi Pettit during his recent publicized apology for singing a racist chant caught on video, MSNBC reports. He also vowed to dedicate his life to fighting racism. (Photo: Heide Brandes, stringer/Landov/Reuters)

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Student Apologizes for Racist Chant - Black community leaders joined former SAE fraternity member Levi Pettit during his recent publicized apology for singing a racist chant caught on video, MSNBC reports. He also vowed to dedicate his life to fighting racism. (Photo: Heide Brandes, stringer/Landov/Reuters)

Zendaya Accepts Giuliana Rancic's Apology for Racist Comment - Fashion Police host Giuliana Rancic issued two apologies to 18-year-old pop singer Zendaya after making comments about the young star’s dreadlocks on the Oscars red carpet.  (Photos from Left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Zendaya Accepts Giuliana Rancic's Apology for Racist Comment - Fashion Police host Giuliana Rancic issued two apologies to 18-year-old pop singer Zendaya after making comments about the young star’s dreadlocks on the Oscars red carpet.  (Photos from Left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Benedict Cumberbatch Apologizes for 'Colored Actors' Comment - The 12 Years a Slave actor was “devastated” and called himself an “idiot” after footage surfaced of him calling Black actors “colored” on The Tavis Smiley Show. Cumberbatch issued an apology in People for his “outmoded terminology.”  (Photo: Adrain Dennis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Benedict Cumberbatch Apologizes for 'Colored Actors' Comment - The 12 Years a Slave actor was “devastated” and called himself an “idiot” after footage surfaced of him calling Black actors “colored” on The Tavis Smiley Show. Cumberbatch issued an apology in People for his “outmoded terminology.”  (Photo: Adrain Dennis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Taraji P. Henson Apologizes for Comment About Son - After claiming that her son was racially profiled, Taraji P. Henson issued an apology via Instagram to the Glendale Police Department. A video surfaced showing that her son, who was pulled over during a routine traffic stop, was treated fairly and kindly. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Taraji P. Henson Apologizes for Comment About Son - After claiming that her son was racially profiled, Taraji P. Henson issued an apology via Instagram to the Glendale Police Department. A video surfaced showing that her son, who was pulled over during a routine traffic stop, was treated fairly and kindly. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Anchor in Hot Water for Using 'Jigaboo' Slur Apologizes - Morning news anchor Kristi Capel learned the hard way that jigaboo is not an appropriate word to use. "I deeply regret my insensitive comment. I didn't know the meaning and would never intentionally use hurtful language. I sincerely apologize," she wrote.(Photo: FOX News)

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Anchor in Hot Water for Using 'Jigaboo' Slur Apologizes - Morning news anchor Kristi Capel learned the hard way that jigaboo is not an appropriate word to use. "I deeply regret my insensitive comment. I didn't know the meaning and would never intentionally use hurtful language. I sincerely apologize," she wrote.(Photo: FOX News)

Randy Weber Apologizes for Obama Tweet - Republican Rep. Randy Weber was in hot water in January for tweeting, "Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn't do it for right reasons." He later apologized. "It was not my intention to trivialize the Holocaust nor to compare the president to Adolf Hitler," he wrote in a statement.   (Photo: Rep. Randy Weber via Twitter)

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Randy Weber Apologizes for Obama Tweet - Republican Rep. Randy Weber was in hot water in January for tweeting, "Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn't do it for right reasons." He later apologized. "It was not my intention to trivialize the Holocaust nor to compare the president to Adolf Hitler," he wrote in a statement.   (Photo: Rep. Randy Weber via Twitter)

Mo'ne Davis Forgives College Baseball Player for Offensive Tweet - In a classy gesture, Mo'ne Davis has forgiven the college baseball player who sent an offensive tweet about her and is even asking for his reinstatement to Bloomsburg University's baseball team. This high-road approach comes after Bloomsburg sophomore first baseman Joey Casselberry tweeted, "Disney is making a movie about Mo'ne Davis? WHAT A JOKE. That s**t got rocked by Nevada."(Photo: Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images)

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Mo'ne Davis Forgives College Baseball Player for Offensive Tweet - In a classy gesture, Mo'ne Davis has forgiven the college baseball player who sent an offensive tweet about her and is even asking for his reinstatement to Bloomsburg University's baseball team. This high-road approach comes after Bloomsburg sophomore first baseman Joey Casselberry tweeted, "Disney is making a movie about Mo'ne Davis? WHAT A JOKE. That s**t got rocked by Nevada."(Photo: Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images)

Actor Apologizes for Racist Comments on Celebrity Big Brother - Ken Morley, an actor who was on this past season of Celebrity Big Brother, apologized in January for using the word "negro" on the show, BBC reports. "It was banter in an odd situation, but I understand entirely I've upset a lot of people from everywhere in the world. I am not a racist. Never have been," he said. (Photos from Left: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images, Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

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Actor Apologizes for Racist Comments on Celebrity Big Brother - Ken Morley, an actor who was on this past season of Celebrity Big Brother, apologized in January for using the word "negro" on the show, BBC reports. "It was banter in an odd situation, but I understand entirely I've upset a lot of people from everywhere in the world. I am not a racist. Never have been," he said. (Photos from Left: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images, Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Host Asks for Forgiveness for Comparing Michelle Obama to Planet of the Apes  - Rodner Figueroa wrote a letter asking that people not deem him as a racist after he said that Michelle Obama "looks like she's part of the cast of Planet of the Apes" during a segment of El Gordo y La Flaca on Univison. Figueroa was fired for his initial comments. "I want to make it clear that I'm not racist and my comment wasn't directed personally to you, but to the characterization of the artist, that left a lot to be desired," he said, according to Latina.com. (Photos from Left: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for LARAS, Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Host Asks for Forgiveness for Comparing Michelle Obama to Planet of the Apes  - Rodner Figueroa wrote a letter asking that people not deem him as a racist after he said that Michelle Obama "looks like she's part of the cast of Planet of the Apes" during a segment of El Gordo y La Flaca on Univison. Figueroa was fired for his initial comments. "I want to make it clear that I'm not racist and my comment wasn't directed personally to you, but to the characterization of the artist, that left a lot to be desired," he said, according to Latina.com. (Photos from Left: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for LARAS, Andrew Burton/Getty Images)