My Bad: Top Celebrity Apologies of 2015
Taylor Swift, Steve Harvey, Vivica A. Fox and more.
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I'm Sorry - 2015 was the year where celebrity opinions ran wild. The idea of political correctness went out of the window for many of our favorite public figures. But once the kitchen got too hot, many of them were man and woman enough to apologize. From Taylor Swift's foot-in-mouth apology to Nicki Minaj to Steve Harvey's on-stage flub seen across the globe, here are the top celebrity apologies of this year.(Photos from Left: Graham Denholm/Getty Images, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Steve Harvey - During the 2015 Miss Universe pageant, Steve Harvey made the biggest mistake possible: he announced the wrong winner. At the final stretch of the competition, the Family Feud host announced Miss Colombia as Miss Universe, and after about five minutes of applause by the audience, he reappeared on stage to own up to his mistake before announcing Miss Philippines as the actual crowned winner. During a Q&A segment following the competition, Steve seemed extremely embarrassed and remorseful. "Please don't hold this against the ladies," he said. "We feel so badly, but it's still a great night."(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Daniele Watts - Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts made headlines in August 2015 when she and her boyfriend were reported to the police for having sex in public. The actress claimed, however, that the police racially profiled her and her white boyfriend. After they both pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace, they were ordered to write apology letters to the LAPD, but the judge wasn't buying what the actress was saying, especially since she called the police sergeant "sarcastic" and "dismissive" in her letter.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Kanye West - Kanye West almost had another "I'ma let you finish, but..." moment in February 2015 when folk singer Beck won the Grammy for Album of the Year over Beyoncé. Although he didn't bum-rush the stage for another priceless moment, he was noticeably upset and surprised at the win — like everyone else. The rapper, soon after, went on The Breakfast Club and sort of apologized, saying that while the Album of the Year accolade was a reach, Beck definitely deserved some recognition for his commendable body of work.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Dr. Dre - 2015 was a massive year for Dr. Dre with the success of Straight Outta Compton, but it also saw his abusive past rear its ugly head. Particularly, one instance was brought to the forefront by TV journalist Dee Barnes, who shared her experience with Dre where he physically assaulted her. Now, after years of ignoring her story, the hip hop mogul has apologized. "I apologize to the women I've hurt," he said. "I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Vivica A. Fox - Vivica A. Fox's feud with her ex 50 Cent broke the Internet this past month, and somehow Soulja Boy managed to get caught in the crossfire. It all started when the actress called 50 a "booty snatcher" in reference to the rapper's XXL magazine cover with Soulja Boy during an interview on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live! Doing damage control, the Independence Day actress tweeted soon after, "Wasn't speaking about @souljaboy only my EX and his antics! I apologize for that to @souljaboy."(Photos from left: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for VH1, David Buchan/Getty Images)
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Ariana Grande - In July 2015, Ariana Grande annoyed America for two pretty big reasons: 1. She licks donuts she didn't buy, and 2. She said she "hates America." Well, the singer is apologizing for both. In a personal vlog, the "Problem" singer said she's really sorry for what she did. "I'm going to come forward and own up to what I did and take responsibility and say I'm sorry," she said. Are you buying it?(Photo: Theo Wargo/NBC/Getty Images for "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon")
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Kanye West... Again - Kanye's been in a very apologetic mood this year. After saying his "sorrys" to Beck, the rapper also apologizes to Bruno Mars, but did anybody know that they had beef? 'Ye tweeted, "I also want to publicly apologize to Bruno Mars, I used to hate on him but I really respect what he does as an artist." He followed up the tweet asking the "Uptown Funk" crooner to sing the hook on a song that he produced. Interesting.(Photo: Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014)
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Paula Deen - One would think Paula Deen was tired of causing trouble with her "racist actions," but right when her first scandal began to subside, another one followed. In July 2015, the famous Southern cook's social media manager tweeted a picture of her son in brown face as I Love Lucy character Ricky Ricardo. Soon after the pic went viral, Paula deleted the post and apologized to everyone who was offended.(Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for EVINE Live)
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Justin Bieber - At the top of the year, Justin Bieber went on an apology trail, explaining to the world that he's done with his "douche-bag" ways. According to the pop star, he's been faking this bad boy image for years. "I'm not who I was pretending to be," he said in a video posted on January 28. "I just want to make the best impression on people and be kind and loving and gentle and soft... that's how my mom raised me."(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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Giuliana Rancic - During an episode of E!'s Fashion Police covering the Oscars, correspondent Giuliana Rancic made some offensive comments about Zendaya's dreadlocked 'do, saying, "I feel like she smells like patchouili oil." Well, the host apologized in February 2015, simply saying, "I want to apologize for a comment that I made on last night's Fashion Police about Zendaya's hair. Something I said last night did cross the line... I didn't intend to hurt anybody, but I've learned it's not my intent that matters, it's the result."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Benedict Cumberbatch - British actor Benedict Cumberbatch offended many Black folks everywhere when he used the term "colored" when describing the struggles of Black actors. "I think as far as colored actors go, it gets really different in the U.K.," he said. After seeing how his words blew up in his face, the Sherlock actor released a statement to People, saying, "I feel the complete fool I am and while I am sorry to have offended people and to learn from my mistakes in such a public manner, please be assured I have."(Photo: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift - It was the Twitter feud of the summer. Back in July 2015, Taylor Swift felt slightly shaded by Nicki Minaj after the femcee tweeted about being snubbed by the VMAs or her "Anaconda" video while "women with very slim bodies" were recognized. Taylor took time to lash out at Nicki, saying, "Maybe one of the men took your slot," but later apologized after the rapper told her to chill — it's not always about her. "I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. I'm sorry, Nicki."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Matt Damon - Matt Damon rubbed a lot of folks the wrong way when he spoke down to esteemed female filmmaker Effie Brown during a sit-down talk about the new HBO reality series Project Greenlight. Damon disagree with Brown's statement that a more diverse group of directors should have been featured in the pool of candidates for the series. The actor did some damage control after his comments went viral. "I believe deeply that there need to be more diverse filmmakers making movies... My comments were part of a much broader conversation about diversity in Hollywood... I am sorry that they offended some people."(Photo: Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
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