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‘Fast and Furious’ Star Tyrese Apologizes For Sexist Comments

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While riding high on the hype and success of his new movie The Fate of the Furious, Tyrese Gibson made the critical error of not thinking before he spoke and got himself into some hot water.

Earlier in the week, Tyrese did an interview with BET, and among then topics discussed they somehow wound up discussing “promiscuoius” women.

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Tyrese is on record talking about “sluts, skeezers, hoes, tramps, and overly aggressive promiscuous women” who “are never without a man because they don’t have no standards. They ready to have sex with any and everything that want to have sex with them.”

As you can imagine, this did not go over well, and the internet made sure to let Tyrese know that his attitude toward what women choose to do with their bodies was lousy and archaic, at best.

Now, Tyrese has posted a public apology in an attempt to make amends for his words. You can read his entire statement below.

My mother taught me better than this….. lesson learned in life you will learn that It’s not always “what” you say, it’s the “how” we choose to say it. For the record I’m far from a misogynist, a male chauvinist or flat out mean….. My intentions were there but my delivery fucking horrible…. And clearly all the way off…. And for that I sincerely apologize to all of the ladies… Even after this apology…. Some may likely decide to NOT forgive me…. Time and consistency heals all wounds…. Although I’ve been consistently for years speaking on these topics and some of the same words in my message, I have never experienced what I am experiencing right now. – I’ve been getting dragged and feel the heat from my poor choice of words and approach to my messages, trust me….. Please accept this as my sincere apology for my poor choice of words – Shit gets real when it goes from a social media dragging to my own wife giving me the side eye and coming at me, even she’s not happy with the way I’ve conducted myself…. it’s crazy how non-public figures can say and do some really dumb shit and it will stay amongst your family and friends or local in your hood…. When you have been an entertainer for 15+ years the whole WORLD is literally watching you grow up & learn, bump your head, make mistakes and evolve as the world watches…. This is a real lesson learned… This is not just a regular IG post for me. I want to truly say that I’m sorry, I’m not APOLOGIZING in an effort to be politically correct, I apologize as a man first for the things that I’ve recently said about choices women have the right to make, for the terms that I’ve used and the way I’ve come across. I was raised to think and feel certain ways, and I’m learning new things that combat those messages. I am not perfect or all knowing, nor am I the one to claim to be. I’ve learned things through experience which I share, and through these last couple of weeks, I’ve learned a lot through this well deserved internet dragging…… This is about a man owning up to his actions, taking responsibility, recognizing how to do better, and actually doing better. Ladies you deserve better…

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While much of his “apology” comes across as mere lip-service, at least he has the courage to admit mistakes and try to move forward.

Hopefully, his wife not being “happy” about the way he “conducted” himself will continue to shape his worldview for the better.

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