In the wake of Dave Grohl’s public confession that he fathered a child outside of his marriage, Guardian staff choose their favourite mea culpas, from Lena Dunham to Fyre festival. Tell us your pick in the comments below
Nothing screams sincerity like Drew Barrymore’s tearful, two minute and 19 second apology for restarting her TV show during last year’s actors’ strike. Filmed with no makeup in her very expensive house, the exceedingly long video – starting with the now-iconic line “I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK” – was deleted days after it was posted following a torrent of social media backlash.
