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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 05:30 PM Jun 2013

Serena Williams issues apology to Stuebenville rape victim

Williams came under fire this week over an article printed in Rolling Stone ... in which the tennis superstar is quoted as saying, "[the Steubenville rape victim] shouldn’t have put herself in that position" on the night she was raped at a high school party.

But moments ago, Williams issued a statement on her website -- in which she takes NO responsibility for the comments ... and suggests she may not have ever said them at all.

"I am currently reaching out to the girl’s family to let her know that I am deeply sorry for what was written in the Rolling Stone article. What was written – what I supposedly said – is insensitive and hurtful, and I by no means would say or insinuate that she was at all to blame."


http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/19/serena-williams-steubenville-rape-apology-statement/


Dont read the comments on that article. Many of them are blaming the victim.
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Serena Williams issues apology to Stuebenville rape victim (Original Post) davidn3600 Jun 2013 OP
Fuck Serena and her apology. Lochloosa Jun 2013 #1

Lochloosa

(16,055 posts)
1. Fuck Serena and her apology.
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 05:49 PM
Jun 2013

I'll keep the rest of my feelings about her to myself. She wasn't in my top 100 before her comments.

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