DL: I said it several times. And I think that a lot of times, you know, you’re in a position where your words carry a lot more weight than you give them credit for. So if somebody was offended by what I did, and certainly to this young lady, Tanee, I didn’t know that I was defending a dude who then later tore the door off the hinges.
Jasmine: Yeah, he was a little koo-koo.
DL: So I pride myself on being a man, and you can’t be a man just when you’re doing something you like. You have to be a man when you’re doing something that has been, when you’ve wronged somebody, and for that I give my apology. The phone lines will be open, we will discuss this, you can talk to me about anything. So give us a call let us know what you think, 877 242 2426, this is the – Jasmine?
Jasmine: Oh, sorry.
DL: You were so caught up in me actually talking and …
Jasmine: Actually, yeah. And apologizing. I was like, wow, this guy is amazing. But you can also …
DL: Oh, I don’t think a lot of people think so right now.
Jasmine: But we know where your heart is, you did say too …
DL: No, well, now, here’s the thing.
Jasmine: Listen, listen, listen, throughout the show I did come down on you and you also said very adamantly that you did not condone violence, domestic violence towards women, or towards men for that matter. You were very, very clear about that. And I just think it kind of got a little murky in the way it kind of came out, people who didn’t hear the entire thing probably took your words out of context.
DL: Well, I can honestly say my words were in context. I could say I said what I said without knowing the facts. Without knowing, I defended and maligned the victim without knowing the facts. So I can’t say, like I know that that’s media speak when somebody goes; ‘oh, I took it out context.’ I said what I said. It was in context and it was certainly wrong because I made an assumption about somebody that wasn’t necessarily true. And what I will also say is that I’m not going to have the media, you know, somebody, I’m not going to go to sensitivity training and have the media because, and pretend like I’m trying to – I’m sincerely sorry because I’m sorry.
Steve: Or go to rehab.
DL: Right, and I’m not, and I’ll take my responsibility, I’ll take my slings and arrows, I did what I did and I said what I said. And I’m not going to obfuscate or hide from that, but I don’t want people to get the, you know, I’ve never hit a woman in 30 years, the woman I’ve been married to for 30 years, I have daughters, I have a son, and I understand the level and I’ve seen domestic violence first hand. So I’m not an advocate. Certainly I’m not, I’m certainly not anybody’s advocate for that type of behavior, nor have I displayed it. What I will say is this, you judge a person by what he’s done. And I’m comfortable with whatever assessment people have.
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