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Editor's note: In lieu of a Media Guy column this week, we're publishing the full text of Simon Dumenco's statement from his press conference where he apologized for his recent unfortunate use of hateful language.
First off, I want to apologize to Simon Cowell, the fans of "American Idol," and not only all big-chested, squared-haired British men everywhere, but all ridiculous British people period, including Rowan Atkinson, Queen Elizabeth, that soccer player with the spiky hair and his Spice Girl wife, the other Spice Girls, Tony Blair, Madonna, J.K. Rowling, and Benny Hill, if he's still alive.
I realize now that I used a phrase in describing Mr. Cowell that is unacceptable in any context or circumstance-even if, say, your shrink just changed your meds, which, by the way, he had. And even if you were being heckled at the time by someone who clearly got off on pushing your buttons, which happened to be the case. And even...