Olympic gold medalist Shaun White today apologized for referring to sexual misconduct allegations against him as “gossip.”
“It was a poor choice of words to describe such a sensitive subject in the world today,” White told NBC’s “Today” show later. “And, you know, I'm just truly sorry. And I was so overwhelmed with just wanting to talk about how amazing today was and share my experience.”
The Olympic snowboarder had earlier deflected questions by ABC News about a sexual misconduct lawsuit after his winning performance today in South Korea, where he offered the "gossip" explanation and tried to move on from follow-up questions during a news conference today.
White, 31, won his third gold medal this morning in Pyeongchang, to add to medals he won in 2006 in Italy and 2010 in Canada.
His former Bad Things bandmate Lena Zawaideh sued White in April 2016, asking for what she said was unpaid salary after he allegedly fired her from the group that he started.
Zawaideh later added claims of sexual harassment to her suit, according to ESPN, saying White forced her to watch pornography and sent her text messages asking her to wear more provocative clothing. White reportedly reached an unspecified settlement with Zawaideh last year.
"Honestly, I'm here to talk about the Olympics, not you know, not gossip," White told ABC News’ Matt Gutman today before his apology. "I am who I am and I’m proud of who I am. And my friends you know love me and vouch for me and I think that stands on its own."
Source : abcnews
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