The apology (with translation).
“It would never be my intention to touch any woman’s breast ...I don’t know, I guess I put my arm around her.
"I can't say I didn't do it cos you all saw me, so I'll gaslight you into believing that I'm totally not that kinda guy, so it was probably an accident."
Maybe I crossed the border, maybe I was too friendly or familiar but, again, I apologise.
"I treat everyone like friends and family so it was probably an accident (if it even happened at all). Maybe Ariana doesn't know how to react to such natural displays of affection. I just love too much and for that I am truly sorry."
Everybody that was up, I shook their hands and hugged them. That’s what we are all about in the church. We are all about love.
"See what I mean? I'm all about the love. No one else had a problem with me touching them because they know I'm such a nice guy. The Church is all about love. Celebrity is all about... ...well I won't go into it now, but you know what I mean. I'm too trusting around these types. That's my problem."
The last thing I want to do is to be a distraction to this day. This is all about Aretha Franklin.
"If you continue to talk about it you are disrespecting Aretha Franklin".