“SORRY” seemed to be the hardest word for DreamWorks and Paramount – until yesterday, when the studios finally apologized to Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. for Jamie Foxx‘s thinly veiled portrayal of the Motown founder in the Oscar-nominated “Dreamgirls.” Many of Gordy’s close pals, including Smokey Robinson, have slammed the flick for showing the Gordy-like character, Curtis Taylor Jr., bribing deejays to play his artists’ songs, mingling with mobsters and being an all-out cad. In a full-page ad in Daily Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, the studios, which dodged the criticism for months, stated, “for any confusion that has resulted from our fictional work, we apologize to Mr. Gordy . . . It is vital that the public understand that the real Motown story has yet to be told.” Some insiders said the ad was taken out to deflect possible legal action by Gordy. A DreamWorks rep wouldn’t address that issue, saying only that the studio and Berry had “reached an understanding.” In a statement, Berry said: “I applaud DreamWorks . . . and Paramount Pictures for doing their part to clearly differentiate the fictional movie ‘Dreamgirls’ from the real Motown. I wish them all the best in the forthcoming Academy Awards.”