Ten Famous On Camera Apologies

These stars had to swallow their pride and say "I'm sorry."

Melissa Harris-Perry - Celebrities throwing shade grabs headlines, but when they apologize, it can be national news. Our list of notable celebrity apologies starts with last week's mea culpa by MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry, who put her foot in her mouth when she poked fun of Mitt Romney's family over a holiday card which featured his adopted Black grandson. Romney, admittedly, handled it like a class act, saying "we've all made mistakes." (Photo: MSNBC)

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Melissa Harris-Perry - Celebrities throwing shade grabs headlines, but when they apologize, it can be national news. Our list of notable celebrity apologies starts with last week's mea culpa by MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry, who put her foot in her mouth when she poked fun of Mitt Romney's family over a holiday card which featured his adopted Black grandson. Romney, admittedly, handled it like a class act, saying "we've all made mistakes." (Photo: MSNBC)

Paula Deen - In a rare case of an apology doing more harm than good, Deen's teary message on Good Morning America apologizing for using the N-word seemed odd and defensive. Deen saw her empire melt like butter after news of her use of racial slurs, which she admitted to in a deposition, leaked. (Photo: NBC)

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Paula Deen - In a rare case of an apology doing more harm than good, Deen's teary message on Good Morning America apologizing for using the N-word seemed odd and defensive. Deen saw her empire melt like butter after news of her use of racial slurs, which she admitted to in a deposition, leaked. (Photo: NBC)

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Janet Jackson - In 2004, Janet Jackson brought the term "wardrobe malfunction" into the vernacular when she apologized for exposing her right breast during a Super Bowl halftime performance. Not only did the regrettable decision cause Jackson and her co-performer Justin Timberlake a great deal of embarassment, it cost broadcast network CBS over half a million dollars, making it the biggest FCC fine in history. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Janet Jackson - In 2004, Janet Jackson brought the term "wardrobe malfunction" into the vernacular when she apologized for exposing her right breast during a Super Bowl halftime performance. Not only did the regrettable decision cause Jackson and her co-performer Justin Timberlake a great deal of embarassment, it cost broadcast network CBS over half a million dollars, making it the biggest FCC fine in history. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Kanye West - There's no controlling Yeezy's mouth, but even the beloved misanthrope may have crossed a line when he "Kanye'd" Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs, interrupting her acceptance speech to sound off. West apologized to Swift months later on The Tonight Show, but then retracted his apology in a 2013 interview with the New York Times, saying he was pressured into it. (Photo: NBC)  

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Kanye West - There's no controlling Yeezy's mouth, but even the beloved misanthrope may have crossed a line when he "Kanye'd" Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs, interrupting her acceptance speech to sound off. West apologized to Swift months later on The Tonight Show, but then retracted his apology in a 2013 interview with the New York Times, saying he was pressured into it. (Photo: NBC)  

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Kobe Bryant - There's nothing like an apology that comes with a $4 million ring. The philandering NBA player raised the bar for saying sorry when he presented his wife Vanessa with a blinding rock after news broke that he cheated. Vanessa wore the ring during Kobe's 2004 public statement, in which he admitted wrongdoing and also said sorry to the woman he slept with, who claimed the encounter was not consensual. (Photo: J. Emilio Flores/Getty Images)

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Chris Brown - Breezy's assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna was the scandal — and tragedy — of 2009. After months of silence while his team attempted to run damage control and keep the singer out of jail, Brown broke his silence with a taped apology where he expressed "deepest regret" and took "full responsibility" for his actions. Brown also vowed to seek help for his anger issues, but unfortunately the incident wasn't the last that saw his temper get the better of him. (Photo: Nick Ut/AP Photo)

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Chris Brown - Breezy's assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna was the scandal — and tragedy — of 2009. After months of silence while his team attempted to run damage control and keep the singer out of jail, Brown broke his silence with a taped apology where he expressed "deepest regret" and took "full responsibility" for his actions. Brown also vowed to seek help for his anger issues, but unfortunately the incident wasn't the last that saw his temper get the better of him. (Photo: Nick Ut/AP Photo)

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President Barack Obama - The President caught heat for comments he made last April about California attorney general Kamala Harris — he called her "by far the best-looking" AG in the country — from groups who felt he was putting her looks over her credentials. The President apologized for the "distraction" his comments caused and reiterated that he and Harris were "old friends" and no offense was intended. (Photos from left: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for TheWrap, John Gurzinski/Getty Images)

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President Barack Obama - The President caught heat for comments he made last April about California attorney general Kamala Harris — he called her "by far the best-looking" AG in the country — from groups who felt he was putting her looks over her credentials. The President apologized for the "distraction" his comments caused and reiterated that he and Harris were "old friends" and no offense was intended. (Photos from left: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for TheWrap, John Gurzinski/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods - The pro-golfer's sex scandal was one of the biggest in history. Woods, who was married with two kids, admitted to bedding dozens of prostitutes and conducting several extramarital affairs in 2010. While the mea culpa couldn't save his marriage, it was the first step of his career rehabilitation. (Photo: CNN)

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Tiger Woods - The pro-golfer's sex scandal was one of the biggest in history. Woods, who was married with two kids, admitted to bedding dozens of prostitutes and conducting several extramarital affairs in 2010. While the mea culpa couldn't save his marriage, it was the first step of his career rehabilitation. (Photo: CNN)

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Marion Jones - Three-time Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones shocked the nation when she plead guilty to doping during the 2000 Olympic Games. The track star was tearful when she apologized in 2007 for using the performance enhancing drugs and announced her retirement from sports.(Photo: Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images)

Bill Clinton - Clinton's stone-faced address to the nation on August 17, 1998, from the White House is probably the most public acknowledgment of presidential wrongdoings since Watergate. The Commander-in-Chief confessed to a "sexual liaison" with intern Monica Lewinsky in hopes to put an end to the scandal, insisting that "even Presidents have private lives." But no go. His statement, which some construed as defiant, turned a scandal into a witchhunt, leading to the second presidential impeachment in U.S. history. (Photo: ABC)

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Bill Clinton - Clinton's stone-faced address to the nation on August 17, 1998, from the White House is probably the most public acknowledgment of presidential wrongdoings since Watergate. The Commander-in-Chief confessed to a "sexual liaison" with intern Monica Lewinsky in hopes to put an end to the scandal, insisting that "even Presidents have private lives." But no go. His statement, which some construed as defiant, turned a scandal into a witchhunt, leading to the second presidential impeachment in U.S. history. (Photo: ABC)