Now Sober, Ryan Adams Is Sorry

Singer apologizes for his 'harmful behavior' toward women, including ex-wife Mandy Moore
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 5, 2020 8:49 AM CDT
Now Sober, Ryan Adams Is Sorry
In this Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, singer Ryan Adams poses for a portrait in New York.   (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, File)

Ryan Adams is apparently done with his stint in whiskey town and trying to make amends. The newly sober singer is apologizing for his "harmful behavior" toward several women—including ex-wife Mandy Moore—who accused him last year of emotional abuse and sexual misconduct, reports BuzzFeed. "No amount of growth will ever take away the suffering I had caused," Adams says. "I will never be off the hook and I am fully accountable." He acknowledges that his pseudo-apology/denial that he's "not a perfect man" last year fell short, and "and I know full well that any apology from me probably won't be accepted by those I've hurt. I hope that the people I've hurt will heal. And I hope that they will find a way to forgive me." (More Ryan Adams stories.)

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