Sorry, I’m not sorry: Some classic non-apologies

Chip Wilson Chip Wilson, founder of Lululemon Athletica Inc., apologized to his employees, not the general public, after saying in a television interview that some women's bodies "just don't actually work" in his company's exercise pants.

In a video posted online last year, Wilson said to his workers: "I'm sorry to have put you all through this." But he didn't retract his original statements. (Photo courtesy Wikipedia)
Ted Nugent After calling President Barack Obama a "subhuman mongrel," rocker Ted Nugent apologized "for using the street fight terminology of subhuman mongrel."

He went on to say that he should have called Obama a "violator of his Constitution, the liar that he is." (Photo courtesy Getty)
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Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling only dug himself in deeper after slamming Magic Johnson when he was supposed to be atoning for his own racist remarks. But he’s not the first celebrity to learn the perils of making a non- apology apology. (AP content)

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