Ten Hag, though, was defiant, particularly when asked about the security of his own position. Erik ten Hag has insisted Manchester United have the spirit and togetherness to emerge from their early season crisis after it deepened on Tuesday night with a 3‑2 home defeat against Galatasaray in the Champions League. United led twice through Rasmus Højlund but fell apart to lose in the closing stages, when the visiting striker Mauro Icardi also missed a penalty; Casemiro was sent off after conceding it.
“Last season went brilliant, terrific, more than we could expect but also in this project we knew there would be gaps,” the manager said.
“We are in a very difficult period but we come out together, we fight together, we stick together – and that is me, the directors, the team. This is not us. We know we will do better.
Addressing the situation in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, he [Laurence Fox] said: “If I was going to be sensible and I could replay it, I would say: ‘Any self-respecting man in 2023 would probably be well advised to avoid a woman who possessed that worldview because she would probably cause him nothing but harm.’
“But what I did say was, you know, ‘I wouldn’t shag that’, and all that sort of stuff, which is not right. It’s demeaning to her, to Ava, so I’m sorry for demeaning you in that way.
“However angry I am with you still for doing that, and it demeans me because it’s not representative of who I am.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/28/laurence-fox-apology-demeaning-comments-gb-news/
Ja Morant said that he “doesn’t condone any type of violence” during an ESPN sitdown Wednesday — just hours after he was temporarily suspended by the NBA for waving a gun around at a strip club.
“It’s not who I am. I don’t condone any type of violence, but I’ve taken responsibility for my actions,” the embattled Grizzlies star told NBA analyst — and Post columnist — Jalen Rose on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown.”
https://nypost.com/2023/03/15/ja-morant-claims-gun-wasnt-his-in-new-interview/
On a day when Azeem Rafiq was accused of playing “the race card” and the thoroughness of the ECB’s investigation was questioned former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan took the stand to reject claims that he said: “There’s too many of you lot; we have to have a word about that” to the players before a Twenty20 game between Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
Vaughan accepted that the phrase, which Rafiq, Adil Rashid and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan allege was said after a team huddle, was racist and discriminatory. But he insisted it was not in his mentality to use it.
Yorkshire cricket racism hearing: Michael Vaughan gives evidence – as it happened
“I have a very clear mind about, back in 2009, that I know I didn’t say the words I’ve been alleged to have said,” said Vaughan. “If you go through the history of me as a player, I don’t know of a time when I could put my teammates in a bad state of mind to go out and win a cricket match. That’s not what I’m about.”
British Gas has stopped force-fitting prepayment meters after an investigation found they were being installed even where the customer was extremely vulnerable.
The controversial practice sees energy companies apply to the courts for permission for debt agents to force their way into customers’ homes and fit a meter if they fall behind on bills.
British Gas said the forced fittings had been suspended and was investigating the “deeply concerning” revelations.
“This is not who we are — it’s not how we do business,” the business said.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/british-gas-debt-collectors-break-into-homes/
The allegations that he has sexually, emotionally, and physically abused women and girls for decades are “stupid”, “not true”, and “not fair”, singer R Kelly said in clips from an emotional new interview with CBS News’ Gayle King.
“I didn’t do this stuff, this is not me, I’m fighting for my [expletive] life,” the singer said, his voice cracking, apparently on the edge of tears.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/r-kelly
‘I don’t like to hang labels on people. I don’t like to do that,” Bob Ojeda said. “I know it’s part of the game, I know it’s part of the fun of being a writer or being on the air […] but that’s not me.’ (https://metsmerizedonline.com/2018/02/ojeda-mets-pitchers-havent-proven-anything-yet.html/)
‘Scoring goals is good but you always want more and that’s what I keep doing, just trying to target more. You can never settle just because you’ve scored a couple and that’s not me, you have to keep going.’
“That’s not me, I need those goals, I need that pressure. That desire to play would have been lost if I’d chosen that other option,” Wayne Rooney told Football Focus. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43138926)
“I laid there for two days,” Luster recalled, “I hadn’t been to work and I hadn’t called into work and my co-workers know that’s not me.” (http://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/documents-suggest-family-misled-on-whether-unsolved-rape-evidence-was-tested/417-523610051 )
Matt Kuchar has issued an apology and said he will pay a temporary caddie in full following his victory in the Mayakoba Golf Classic last November.
Kuchar, 40, this week defended his decision to pay $5,000 (£3,900) to a local caddie, David Ortiz, who had stepped in for his regular one, John Wood.
The world No 22 collected a winner’s cheque for $1.3m (£1m) after ending a four-year winless drought. Caddies can usually expect to receive up to 10% depending on their arrangement with the player. Ortiz had asked for $50,000, rather than 10% of the first prize, it is understood.
“This week I made comments that were out of touch and insensitive, making a bad situation worse,” Kuchar said. “They made it seem like I was marginalising David Ortiz and his financial situation, which was not my intention. I read them again and cringed.
“That is not who I am and not what I want to represent. In this situation I have not lived up to those values or to the expectations I’ve set for myself. I let myself, my family, my partners and those close to me down, but I also let David down.
“The recent history of the party I’ve just left suggests that it’s not just about being black or a funny [partially inaudible], you know, different, from the BAME community,” she said.
Smith apologised several hours later. “I have seen the clip from Politics Live, I am very sorry about any offence caused and I am very upset that I misspoke so badly,” she said in a clip posted on Twitter.
“It’s not what I am, I am committed to fighting racism wherever I find it in our society.’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/18/angela-smith-apologises-for-funny-tinge-remark
‘I didn’t even enjoy doing drugs. You just get caught up in this lifestyle. I’m not that person. Nobody held a gun to my head. I took it. I did the drug test and they popped it,” Paige said.
[https://www.fightful.com/paige-explains-her-two-wwe-suspensions-says-she-should-have-been-fired-long-ago]
Bethenny Frankel continues to perform public autopsies of her time on “The Real Housewives of New York,” this week telling Paris Hilton that “It became not who I really was anymore …
The latest unsightly loss to the Marlins (13-31), who have the worst record in the majors and who entered the series with seven losses in a row, is sure to intensify speculation about Callaway’s status as the team returns to New York. The Mets (20-25) are in their longest losing streak of the year and are a season-worst five games under .500.
“I understand that everybody is disappointed — the fans, the ownership, myself, the team — because this is not who we are,” Callaway said.
Treem, who previously worked on the Netflix hit House of Cards, has denied the allegations, stating: “I would never say those things to an actor. That’s not who I am. I am not a manipulative person, and I’ve always been a feminist… The idea that I would ever cultivate an unsafe environment or harass a woman on one of my shows is utterly ridiculous and lacks a grounding in reality.”
“I didn’t jump up and down cheering, I can tell you that,” Mr. Bloomberg told a biographer years later. “That’s not me.”
Portland’s mayor has called on protesters to refrain from violence:
Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler)
Portland, this is NOT us. When you destroy our city, you are destroying our community. When you act in violence against each other, you are hurting all of us. How does this honor the legacy of George Floyd? Protest, speak truth, but don’t tear your city apart in the process.
George Russell has issued a full apology to Valtteri Bottas after confronting him in the wake of their crash at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday.
“Having had time to reflect on what happened afterwards, I know I should have handled the whole situation better. Emotions can run high in the heat of the moment and mine got the better of me. I apologise to Valtteri, my team, and anyone who felt let down by my actions. That’s not who I am and I expect more from myself, as I know others expect from me.
“I have learned some tough lessons this weekend and will come out of this a better driver and a better person for the experience.”
David Flusfeder 