For the second time this week, Gary Oldman apologized for his offensive comments in a Playboy article.
“Once I saw it in print, I saw that it was insensitive, pernicious and ill-informed,” Oldman said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Wednesday with a shaky voice and somber attitude. “I am a public figure, I should be an example and inspiration and I am an a—hole. I am 56. I should know better. I extend my apology and my love and best wishes to my fan base.”
Kimmel offered some comic relief in the heavy moment, but Oldman maintained his composure and continued asking for forgiveness over controversial remarks he made about Jews and gays as and defended Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin.
“I appreciate you having me here and extending your hospitality and to put me in this seat once again,” Oldman told Kimmel. “And it gives me the opportunity to say to those people that, from my heart, I am profoundly, profoundly sorry—especially to the fans as they have been so incredible to me and loyal. I call them Team Oldman. I feel like I let them down.”
Late Tuesday, Oldman wrote an open letter to the Anti-Defamation League. “Upon reading my comments in print—I see how insensitive they may be, and how they may indeed contribute to the furtherance of a false stereotype,” he wrote.
Although his letter may have been sincere, Anti-Defamation director Abraham Foxman isn’t buying it. He told the UK’s Guardian, “At this point, we are not satisfied with what we received. His apology is insufficient and not satisfactory.”