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Conor McGregor offers apology over homophobic slur

He filmed the Late Late Show yesterday.

Conor McGregor will appear on the Late Late this weekend
Conor McGregor will appear on the Late Late this weekend

Conor McGregor has officially apologised over his homophobic slur in a clip which went viral last month.

The Dubliner was heard using the word “f****t” but has now said he’s incredibly sorry for any offence caused.

Speaking to Ryan Tubridy in a pre-recorded interview for the Late Late Show, Conor said, “I have to put my hands up there.

“I was watching a fighter, a sparring partner, a training partner, a friend, a brother of mine who has given his health, his body health, his brain health, everything to help me prepare for fights to give my brain health and my body health to entertain the public.

Conor during a previous shoot in VIP
Conor during a previous shoot in VIP

“That’s the fighter I was going to watch and support. I witnessed him lose a fight, and a potential career-ending fight, in a manner where the opponent  was stalling and running away and I was upset. I was whispering in his ear and I was speaking on that and I said what I said.

“I meant no disrespect to nobody of the LGBT community. I didn’t mean no disrespect. You’d swear I was screaming at two people of the same sex kissing.

“I campaigned, when we were trying to get same sex marriage legalised, I was campaigning for that.

“It is another one where things just get blown out and they love to just, any chance they get they love to throw me under the bus. It is what it is. I’ll just say sorry for what I said and that’s it and try to move on from it.”

Catch Conor’s interview in full this Friday night on RTE One at 9.35pm.

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