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His mea culpa on Wednesday was seemingly spurred by a clip from 2017, published online by YouTube influencer Rosanna Pansino, who has also collaborated with Donaldson in the past.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
The metal legend offered up a mea culpa to Britney Spears on the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast after daughter Kelly Osbourne asked her dad if their family owed Spears an apology.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 July 2024
By Jerel Ezell After last month’s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump, political officials and media pundits across the political spectrum lambasted the current president’s performance, as well as his subsequent mea culpa.
—Jerel Ezell, Scientific American, 23 July 2024
That incident, in Kansas City, required a mea culpa and ensured that concerns over the 31-year-old’s ability to handle New York would remain an offseason talking point.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
The metal legend offered up a mea culpa to Britney Spears on the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast after daughter Kelly Osbourne asked her dad if their family owed Spears an apology.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 July 2024
By Jerel Ezell After last month’s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump, political officials and media pundits across the political spectrum lambasted the current president’s performance, as well as his subsequent mea culpa.
—Jerel Ezell, Scientific American, 23 July 2024
That incident, in Kansas City, required a mea culpa and ensured that concerns over the 31-year-old’s ability to handle New York would remain an offseason talking point.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
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