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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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Rebecca Ferguson
My stepmother died a few years ago but I didn’t make that last hour to have a conversation with her, so I’d like to say sorry for that.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
Scott Mills English radio DJ and television presenter
Katy Perry. I hired a Russell Brand lookalike as a joke for the radio, and she thought it was actually him. When she realised it wasn’t, she burst into tears. She was still married to him, but I didn’t take into account that there were things going on that we didn’t know.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
Griff Rhys Jones British actor and comedian
Sorry, I’m British and middle class, so I’ve already apologised to virtually everybody I have ever met.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2017 source ↗

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