A Chinatown bank teller accused of stealing $243,000 from his Chase branch and going on an Atlantic City casino binge was arraigned in court yesterday. Sephoen Tsang, 22, pleaded not guilty to five counts of grand larceny and falsifying business records. Tsang, who was arrested playing the baccarat tables in Atlantic City, allegedly left a note for his former supervisor apologizing for the theft: “Sorry, Betty. Take care.” more ›

Dolly Parton has issued a personal apology to Olivier Odom and Jennifer Tipton, the lesbian couple at the center of a huge controversy last month when a guard at Dollywood objected to Odom's t-shirt that read "Marraige is so Gay." more ›

Last week, we reported that TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie spoke at a California event sponsored by Focus On The Family, a right-wing evangelical Christian group with a strong anti-homosexuality agenda, and we weren't the only ones who noticed. Now, following criticism from multiple parties, Mycoskie responds. more ›

A few days ago, stoners, college kids, and other champions of fine cuisine across the nation breathed a collective sigh of relief when the false advertising lawsuit against Taco Bell, claiming that the restaurant's "taco meat filling" was only about 35% beef, was dropped. But that's not enough for the chain, whose mighty exterior belies a vulnerable inside: miffed, the Bell took out a full-page ad in USA Today with the question "Would it kill you to say you're sorry?" in giant purple letters, clearly directed at plaintiff Amanda Obney and her lawyers. more ›

A day after freaking out and smashing a window in a dressing room at ABC's Times Square studios, singer Chris Brown has apologized for his behavior. On BET's 106 and Park Brown said, "First of all, I want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, or anybody who was offended or really looked, and [was] disappointed at my actions. Because I'm disappointed in the way I acted." more ›

The PS 22 Chorus from Staten Island received a public apology from their biggest critic, mean old Andy Cohen, on national television... and they just got a little apology note in the mail as well. The kids joke around singing him a song, "(Too Late To)" Apologize by One Republic. In the end, however, they all forgive him... and also give him a word of advice: if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. more ›

Staten Island native Christina Aguilera is sorry for botching the national anthem, okay everyone. Calm down. She says, “I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through." And Fergie, who totally wet her pants that time and whose band gave an even worse performance at the Super Bowl last night, wants you all to back off, saying she's only "human." She also admits that her own performance last night was not perfect (noting it was "pitchy"). But hey, she's just human! She's just a human getting paid absurd amounts of money to sing well! more ›

Bloomberg's 2010 was a mixed bag. Though he shined while delivering a speech about the Park51 Community Center, his poor handling of Cathie Black's appointment and the Boxing Day Blizzard is what remains fresh in everyone's minds in the new year. But as he told parishioners at Abyssinian Baptist church in Harlem, 2011 is going to be different. "[The year] didn't end the way I would have wanted it. Our administration's job is to do an excellent job, not an adequate job. And clearly I think the response [to last week's snowstorm] didn't meet those standards." Was that an apology? Because you know how sincere he sounds when he apologizes. more ›

MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will be back at his Countdown anchor desk tonight, after being suspended without pay for making political donations without notifying his higher-ups, but he wanted to clear everything up before then. Last night, he released a statement thanking his viewers for their "extraordinary and ground-rattling support" and complained that while he made a mistake (and had no clue about NBC's "inconsistently applied" policy about news employees and political donations), he was "suspended without a hearing, and learned of that suspension through the media." more ›

Like a real-life Michael Scott, Carl Paladino must be getting used to apologizing for his continual gaffes and goofs: Paladino took the advice of the Mayor of 9/11 Town and formally apologized for the comments on homosexuality he made to orthodox Jewish leaders over the weekend. He wrote, "I sincerely apologize for any comment that may have offended the Gay and Lesbian Community or their family members. Any reference to branding an entire community based on a small representation of them is wrong." more ›

Yesterday, Francisco Rodriguez faced the media and offered a brief apology to the Mets organization, his colleagues, and fans over his arrest for beating up his girlfriend's father after the Mets' Wednesday night loss, "First of all, I'm extremely sorry. I want to apologize to [owners] Fred Wilpon, Jeff Wilpon and Mr. [Saul] Katz for the incident that happened Wednesday night. I want to apologize also to the Mets fans, to my teammates. I want to apologize, of course, to the front office for the embarrassing moment that I caused. I'm looking forward to being a better person." more ›

With public outcry mounting and threats of a boycott spreading, Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel wrote employees today to say the discount retailer was "genuinely sorry" for donating $150,000 to a conservative Republican for Minnesota governor, the AP reports. In the memo, Steinhafel explained that the contribution was intended to support Republican Tom Emmer's stance on economic issues, not his opposition to same-sex marriage and other gay-rights initiatives. (Emmer is promising to cut taxes and government spending if elected.) more ›

State Senator Kevin Parker, who shocked pretty much everyone when he called his Republican colleagues "racists" and "white supremacists" last week (and stood by those remarks), decided to apologize yesterday. Sort of. The Brooklyn Democrat started, "To the extent that my words last week brought commotion and emotion to this house in ways that may distract or divert us from the important work of the people of New York State, work that’s so important for all of us. I offer my sincerest apologies for my zealous advocacy." more ›

The elderly couple who—because of a computer error—have received more than fifty disruptive visits from the cops, got a personal apology from the mayor yesterday. Back in 2002 their Marine Park address was mistakenly keyed into a police database in connection with a rape case, and not deleted until 2007, reports the News. A repentant Bloomberg said that, "The Police Department certainly didn't do it deliberately. And we are sorry they got bothered. I feel it, you feel it, (Police Commissioner) Kelly feels it, we all feel it. It's a shame it happened." more ›

We've theorized since 27-year-old Ridgewood, Queens driver Miodrag Mejdina decided not to press charges against Naomi Campbell, that he was somehow talked into it. Like how money talks, and Campbell's boyfriend is billionaire Vlad Doronin. Now the NY Post pretty much confirms, being told by a police source that he was bullied out of filing assault charges. more ›

Miodrag Mejdina, the driver who was slugged by supermodel Naomi Campbell earlier this week, apologized to her today. You know, that black eye he has is just from a tumble he took down the stairs, etc. more ›

While it seemed like golf superstar Tiger Woods included everyone under the sun in his apology yesterday, some notables say they were left out. Like Playboy model and alleged call girl Loredana Jolie Ferriolo, who told the Post, "He didn't mention anything about the girls [he had trysts with]. It seems like he was just brushing it off and not getting into it. I think he should've mentioned something in regards to the girls -- an apology or something." Yeah, that would have gone over well with Elin! more ›

The principal who punished and almost suspended a fourth-grader for playing with a LEGO-sized toy gun during lunch has apologized to the boy's family. "The principal called me and said, 'I'm sorry, I never meant for it to go this far,'" said the 9-year-old's mother, Laura Timoney, who has threatened to file suit over the incident. "She sounded upset ... I think she is sorry that this is happening. I wish she was sorry for Patrick." more ›

Councilman-elect Dan Halloran (R-Bayside), a devout heathen, has apologized for comparing the role of animal sacrifice in his faith with Greek Orthodox Easter traditions. After coming under fire yesterday for linking the role of "blood sacrifice" in his religion, Theodism, with Easter lamb roasts, the incoming Councilman said he was sorry if he "inadvertently offended" any Greek Orthodox constituents in his Queens district. more ›

In case you haven't heard, everyone's beating up on Pepsi for releasing an iPhone application called "Amp Up Before You Score," which promotes their Amp energy drink while offering advice on how to "score" with 24 types of women. That's a lot of types, bro! Are you douchey enough to "score" with each one? This video shows you how: more ›

The lawyer for the off-duty police officer who fatally ran over a Brooklyn woman Saturday night has tried to cast his client in a heroic light by telling the press that he almost saved the woman's life, and even resuscitated her momentarily. But an anonymous "source" tells the Daily News, "That story is a bunch of bull. He barely touched the girl. His hands were almost on her stomach, not her chest. His mouth never even touched her mouth." more ›

Barely 24 hours after causing a stir for dissing Taylor Swift—while she was accepting an award—at the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West appeared on The Jay Leno Show. West was a musical guest, along with Jay-Z and Rihanna, but agreed to speak with Leno before the performance. The rapper seemed very contrite, saying he felt terrible for hurting someone, it's “extremely difficult to deal with the fact that I hurt someone and took something away from a talented artist." more ›

President Obama has accepted a South Carolina Republican's apology for shouting, "You lie!" during his health care reform speech to Congress last night. Speaking to reporters after his Cabinet meeting today, Obama said that Wilson apologized "quickly and without equivocation," adding, "We all make mistakes." But we don't all have to be such assholes! If a Democrat had disrupted President Bush during one of his speeches to Congress—when he actually was, you know, lying—the GOP would have probably had the heckler hung for treason. more ›

You didn't think you'd heard that last from the hipster grifter Kari Ferrell, did you? AnimalNY's Bucky Turco and Deadspin's A.J. Daulerio somehow lured her over for an in-person photo shoot, video confessional and sports talk. No word on whether the session included any of her patented mouth handjobs. Surely that video will hit the internet soon enough, until then, enjoy Ferrell's apology here: more ›

Media baron Rupert Murdoch apologized for last week's controversial NY Post cartoon— which shows a fatally shot chimp and one cop saying, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill"— with an statement printed in the NY Post.

As the Chairman of the New York Post, I am ultimately responsible for what is printed in its pages. The buck stops with me. more ›

Michael Phelps proved once again that it's almost always a bad idea to go to a college party after you've earned your degree. After photos emerged yesterday of Olympic record holder smoking from a bong while at a party in November at the University of South Carolina. Today Phelps released a statement saying, "I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again." Many are speculating what action may be taken by sponsors and the World Anti-Doping Agency which lists marijuana as one of its banned substances. Phelps pleaded guilty to drunk driving in 2004 at the age of 19 and was sentenced to 18 months probation. Phelps's diet once consisted of 12,000 calories a day and after the Olympics he admitted to not training and getting antsy looking for something to do. more ›

Hey Queens residents, about that blackout two years ago that left thousands of you without electricity or hot water for nine sweltering days? Con Ed is sorry! Also, here's one hundred dollars off your next Con Ed bill. Happy? Don't do anything rash like switch to a different electric company, okay? (Hahaha!) City Room reports that Con Ed is finally sending out letters of apology for the disruption, which the company agreed to do as part of a controversial mea culpa, which is Latin for "a slap in the face." The blackout was caused by a serious failure in the electricity delivery system in the Long Island City network; afterward CEO Kevin Burke bought an advertisement in the Times that fell far short of today's historic apology, which will surely smooth things over once and for all. more ›

Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of that horrible steam pipe explosion in midtown that left one woman dead and others seriously injured. And Public House on 41st Street has some theme drink specials tonight to commemorate the occasion. We're talking $8 Car Bombs, $6 PipeBomb Drinks, and a “Taste Bud Explosion Platter” with wings, nachos and calamari. This is going to be the best steam pipe explosion anniversary party in town! more ›

Even though Tom Otterness, who just installed his newest creation in DUMBO, cheers up commuting New Yorkers underground...he has a dark past that wouldn't make anyone smile. The artist, in short, shot a dog (that he adopted) for the sake of "art" -- something he did, and filmed, 20 years ago. more ›