Do you think celebrities should have to publicly apologize for mistakes that they've made?

I feel like it's completely unnecessary with certain things like leaked nudes or sex tapes, things that are meant to be private and are practically harmless.
They should publicly apologize
Vote A
They shouldn't have to publicly apologize
Vote B
They should only publicly apologize for certain things
Vote C
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  • I don't think anyone should apologize for anything unless they feel they want to. Celebrities often apologize because they are afraid it will cost them money if they don't. It makes sense, but it's hardly a sincere apology if that is the only reason.

    I think this is the main reason why so many celebrities are liberals. Liberals expect people to apologize if they do anything that THEY find offensive. They think their way is the only acceptable way and if you don't do as they want you to do, you are always wrong. Celebrities know their game and pander to them with a lot of shucking and jiving and most of all with virtue signaling. They think that as long as they pander to these liberal thought thugs they will be able to continue their craft without being harassed attacked. So they pander to them with a lot of BS virtue signaling. Then they laugh all the way to the bank.

    I don't think apologies mean much anyway. I don't trust them no matter who they come from. What matters is their behavior. Other people have a right to do as they please and I have a right not to like it. No apologies necessary.

  • Nah, someone from PR writes them anyways

    • You make a good point. Its all so shallow.

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  • I use a lot of respect for celebrities that cheese to list ungodly like that. And they choose that make a sex tape, they can do what they want, but I know that's a sin before God. So I would not deal with knowing that somebody that I used to respect I can no longer respect. What are they apologize or not, determines whether or not they're going to do it again or not. But 9/10 times they are not sorry and they're going to do it again.

    so it doesn't matter if they should apologize or not. They made that choice, sadly that's exactly what happens. The people that chooses to distributed, or wrong. But these people that choose to make sex tapes already know what they were signing up for.

    • I loss a lot of respect what celebrities that choose to do ungodly things like that*

  • At this point, no, 90% of the time they're just saying it to not get canceled and then go back to doing the same shit. Celebrities should be honest and say they have no interest in being a better person and move on. These apologies are losing their comical effect and are worth nothing.

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  • They need to. Celebrities are role models to many, they are admired and idolized on for many reasons. Many people look up to them or copy them. Having a role model in your life is important, and having good role models is more important, as they influence what we do and how we turn out eventually. Positive role models influence and motivate us to strive to uncover our true potentials or overcome our weakness.

  • I don’t think they should be required to but more so in a way be expected to. As a mature person, they would own up to their mistake.

  • It depends on what it is. I personally think sometimes people tend to go on witchhunts for things that are either not really that awful in the grand scheme of things, or things that happened years and years ago that were not considered offensive or taboo in those days. I don't really care about that nonsense and refuse to get wrapped up in that drama, and don't expect any apology from those people (it's not like I follow celebrities anyway, lol).

  • In most cases no the celebrity shouldn't apologize to the public.

  • I'd just as soon they did nothing as most of these mistakes are just a publicity ploy.

  • Celebrities do not matter to me, so I couldn't care less about their lives or how they run them, unless directly affecting me, or those I know. As it stands, I'm friends with a few lesser known musical celebrities. I treat them no differently than anyone else, and their life stories are no different. They're people, and should be held to that standard. Nothing more or less.

  • Celebrity sex tapes are usually intentionally leaked to generate publicity. Nobody needs to watch them. Rosie Fatface O'Donnell should apologize for not leaving the US in 2016 after Trump was elected president.

  • no... they are people just like the rest of us who work and get paid for doing things their boos wants them to do... they are people and have lives and make mistakes and live nearly above their means like all the rest of us... no apologies needed, EXCEPT for when an apology would be the right thing to do if it were a non-celebrity in the same situation...
    but they are in the public eye, so maybe a little more discretion could be advised... but we should all be able to live how we want to, and all have the same consequences for our actions..

  • Definitely C. Just because someone gets offended doesn't mean you're privy to owing them an apology. I think no matter who it is, you should only apologize if you are genuinely sorry. I think most people just want others to submit to them and grovel, so apologies are less about making amends and more about power trips from the offended. I believe in "don't apologize, just do better next time." And if you genuinely aren't sorry and remorseful for what you said or did, then at best, give them the old "sorry you feel that way" non-apology just to troll them.

    • yeah I hate fake apologies I've always wondered what's the point of apologizing if you're not sorry.

  • Only if they truly mean it. Lots of celebrities make fake apologies about things they've done or said, just to make themselves look better. They should only do public apologies if they really are sorry.

  • Who would believe the apology?

  • Well I dont care who it is even people like us let's say we started chatting one thing leads to another let say we were to share pictures have sex I don't care what it is it's between you and I and that's where it should stay till the end of time as for celebrities who do this it's for gain and it's just wrong

  • I voted C because some things don't and shouldn't matter to the public. But if it did, I think that's always cool to apologize. Even though it may feel stupid since they don't feel or act that way now, it will have a significant impact on how fast they can overcome the ordeal. They've just gotta focus on overcoming it more than anything. Not the little intricacies that don't matter.

  • If the mistake hurts people then yes they SHOULD apologize but only if it's genuine

  • Depends. Private matters and mistakes are their own and does not need to be exploited to the public. However, if it was somthing offensive in their career- its a good idea to uphold their reputation.

  • Nope. Do we have to apologize? no. Why should someone just because they are a celebrity. I would love to see one just tell people to go fuck themselves... just once.

  • Apologize for Sex-videos? NO!! A LOT of people do that, and it only matters when it is a CELEBRITY!! SOOOO Many want to see those! It only seems to enhance their 'fame'!!
    If they lie, do illegal things, like pay to get their kids into better schools than they are qualified for, YES, THOSE NEED TO APOLOGIZE for being a Lying bastard, and using money to cheat others!!

  • No, if its something personal, like romantic stuff that gets leaked then I don't think it's really their fault.

  • People shouldn’t put celebrities on a pedestal and expect them to be perfect in the first place. Since they are in the public eye they should apologize for especially heinous things like saying something very racist/sexist, sexual misconduct, cruelty, etc. but I think nowadays cancel culture has gotten to the point where celebs are expected to apologize for everything that could possible be construed to be offensive. And I think that’s just taking it a bit too far. They are humans after all not gods. There’s no reason to hold them to such an impossibly high standard. Common human decency should be expected but not perfection.

  • No, I don't.

    For starters, I don't believe anyone who goes out of their way to make public apologies. When someone makes a mistake, they correct it on the spot, not AFTER some huge debacle. They're publicity stunts and nothing more.

    Second, I don't give a crap about the personal lives of so-called celebrities. They aren't me, I'm not friends with any of them, and I guarantee we have very little in common and they have zero knowledge about how I live, or anybody else outside of their immediate circle lives.

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