Last week Serena Williams caught flack after she was quoted in Rolling Stone magazine suggesting the victim in a high profile rape case may have been at fault [click here if you missed that].
Serena first issued an apology claiming she was misquoted [click here if you missed that] but now Serena has owned up to her comments and offers a more heartfelt apology...
In her second statement Serena writes,
“I am deeply sorry for my insensitive and misinformed comments. It was not my intention to cause the victim and her family any additional pain. But I did, and I am sorry. I am grateful to them for the opportunity to personally apologize, and I am humbled by their strength, grace, and forgiveness.
“I also want to extend an apology to the millions of sexual assault victims in America whose pain could have been compounded by my inappropriate remarks. Rape and all forms of sexual assault are completely unacceptable, no matter the circumstances. Sexual assault perpetrated against women and men is never acceptable and *never* the fault of the victim.”
