Matt Damon Apologises For Sexual Abuse Comments

Matt Damon has now held his hand up to say sorry for making comments that caused a huge backlash and offence.
The controversy erupted when he suggested during a TV interview that "there's a spectrum of behaviour and we're going to have to figure, you know, there's a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation."
Making a u-turn, Matt has now said: "I really wish I'd listened a lot more before I weighed in on this. I think ultimately what it is for me is I don't want to further anybody's pain with anything I do or say, so for that, I'm really sorry."
He added: "A lot of those women are my dear friends and I love them and respect them and support what they're doing and want to be a part of that change," he said. "But I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while."
Here's Matt's TV interview of him talking about his controversial comments:

“A lot of those women are my dear friends and I love them and respect them and support what they’re doing and want to be a part of that change ... But I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while.”

Matt Damon on the #TimesUp movement. pic.twitter.com/jNjiIjuhVl

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