Terry Crews Apologizes to Gabrielle Union for Defending 'AGT'

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Terry Crews has issued a public apology to Gabrielle Union over comments he made regarding the former “America’s Got Talent” judge’s exit from the reality competition series.

“I told @KevinHart4real a while ago, he needed 2 “acknowledge the pain of other people.” Right now I have to do the same thing. I want to apologize for the comments I made. I realize there are a lot of Black women hurt and let down by what I said and also by what I didn’t say,” Crews tweeted Friday.

“I hear you, I respect you and understand you. I am sorry and I am here to support you. I spoke from my own personal point of view without first taking into consideration someone else’s experience,” he continued. “I allowed disrespectful comments directed at me and my family to cause me to react angrily instead of responding thoughtfully. This certainly caused more harm, and it is my hope that I can amend any pain I have caused to those who were hurt by my words.”

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The “AGT” host went on to address Union directly.

“@itsgabrielleu, I want you to know it was never my intention to invalidate your experience– but that is what I did. I apologize. You have been through a lot in this business, and with that I empathize with the struggle toward fairness and equality in the workplace,” he continued.

“You are a role model to the entire black community and In my desire to be professionally neutral as your co-worker, I should have at the very least understood you just needed my support.”

The comments Crews refers to were said last week during an interview he did on the “Today” show.

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“First of all, I can’t speak for sexism because I’m not a woman, but I can speak on behalf of any racism comments,” Crews said at the time. “That was never my experience on ‘America’s Got Talent’… in fact, it was the most diverse place I have ever been in my 20 years of entertainment… The Top 10 acts were Asian, women, older, younger, Black, white — it was everything in the gamut.”

The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star added: “Now I have to say this too. When you look at what the allegations were about, it was given by an unnamed source. My thing is — you know, it’s funny, because I believe you should listen to women, you should always believe women, so I asked my wife what I should do. She was like, first of all, if it’s coming from an unnamed source — because Gabrielle Union has not made any statement to this day about any of these allegations publicly–” he said.

Crews was interrupted by “The 3rd Hour of Today” hosts and asked if he had spoken to Union amid the controversy to which he responded, “I have not. I haven’t reached out, but I haven’t heard anything.”

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He then said that his wife told him, “Well if she hasn’t made a statement, why would you?”

You can watch the original video of Crews’ comments here.

It was announced on Nov. 22 that Union, along with fellow “AGT” judge Julianne Hough, would not be returning for next year’s Season 15. Union’s contract was not renewed following several behind-the-scenes incidents and what showrunners described as “difficult” behavior, Vulture reported. For more background on Union’s exit, read here.

I told @KevinHart4real a while ago, he needed 2 “acknowledge the pain of other people.” Right now I have to do the same thing. I want to apologize for the comments I made. I realize there are a lot of Black women hurt and let down by what I said and also by what I didn’t say.

— terry crews (@terrycrews) January 31, 2020

Super Bowl LIV: These Famous Fans Will Be Rooting for the 49ers (Photos)

Super Bowl LIV is upon us and the San Francisco 49ers have plenty of famous fans who are backing them.

The Speaker of the House and an Avenger are among Niners' star supporters.

See what other celebrity 49ers fans will be rooting for them this weekend.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi represents San Francisco and her family has season tickets. Pelosi won't be attending the game and will focus on President Trump's ongoing impeachment.
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Figure skater and Fremont native Kristi Yamaguchi knows what it feels like to be a champion. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1992.
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Born and raised in San Francisco, Danny Glover has been a lifelong 49ers fan.
Model/actor Scott Eastwood grew up in Monterey -- about 115 miles south of San Francisco -- but recently told Rich Eisen he's a Niners fan.
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Andy Samberg and the rest of the Lonely Island band aren't afraid to show off their Niners pride.
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Dana Carvey counts himself among the Niners Faithful.
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As does his "SNL" costar and fellow comedian Rob Schneider.
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"Avengers" star Jeremy Renner aka Hawkeye has his sights sets on a Super Bowl win and the Lombardi trophy.
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Aaron Paul will be rooting for the 49ers this Sunday as they go for their sixth Super Bowl title.
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Bella Thorne repping the red and gold with her hair and 49ers jersey. She has stuck through the team through thick and thin.
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Former Warrior Andre Iguodala may no longer play for a California team, but he's still a 49ers fan, even taking over the team's official Twitter account.
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Rapper E-40 shows off his 49ers swag and swagger.
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