Why Men Are Only Sorry When They Get Caught

Sorry. Five letters, a little word. Not if you are a man accused of abuse. Then it is a big word. A hell of a big word and one that you must not utter.

There are other words you can use instead, you can accuse the woman accusing you of lying, you can say she is crazy, you can say she is attention seeking, or a golddigger and accusing you to get rich quick or advance her career. You could even say she’s a jealous ex. Any and all of these words used against women work wonders.

In fact, P Diddy did just that. When four women including his long-term former partner Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura filed lawsuits accusing him of sexual and physical assault, he wrote them off as being ‘individuals looking for a quick payday.’

Many other words there, not one of them sorry.

But he had more, including these: ‘Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged.’

How many times have we heard these absolute and complete denials? From pop stars to presidents, they are never the g…