Tyrese ignited the wrath of social media this week after making controversial comments about “overly aggressive promiscuous women.” And it appears the 38-year-old actor is now trying to clean up the mess.
During a promotional tour for his new film Fate of the Furious, Tyrese sat down with BET for an interview that included a controversial rant about the way women conduct themselves:
To absolutely no one’s surprise, the comments were immediately criticized on social media. Outspoken talkshow host Wendy Williams also blasted Tyrese, asking: “Who made him the moral police?” The backlash, which was apparently too much for the actor to handle, has led him to issue a public apology.
My mother taught me better than this … lesson learned in life you will learn that It's not always "what" you say, it's the "how" we choose to say it. For the record I'm far from a misogynist, a male chauvinist or flat out mean … My intentions were there but my delivery fucking horrible … And clearly all the way off … And for that I sincerely apologize to all of the ladies […] I have never experienced what I am experiencing right now. - I've been getting dragged and feel the heat from my poor choice of words and approach to my messages, trust me.
The actor also acknowledged that not every woman was going to forgive him. And, as we can see from his Twitter mentions, he was absolutely right.
