So Sorry: 10 Apologies for Racially Charged Statements

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

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)
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)
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)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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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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