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Steve Harvey appears to have some serious remorse about how he spoke to Mo’Nique on his show last week, when he spoke over her and suggested that money trumps integrity.
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The talk show host recently told PEOPLE that he wished he’s chose his words “carefully” when speaking to the Oscar winner about how her career and being blackballed in Hollywood.
“I’ve got to slow down when I’m talking,” Harvey told the publication, adding, “I can’t get into heated discussions, and I’ve got to just guard my words more carefully.”
Harvey also admitted that he regrets how the entire integrity conversation went down, which made others doubt his own integrity.
“I take full responsibility for it, it came out my mouth, so I can’t say that I didn’t say it,” Harvey said.
“But to people that really know me, I have lived my whole life as a man of integrity. So when I was referring to ‘integrity’ in that interview, I was talking about the method in which things were being done, and that is all it was.”
Harvey also used this interview to clarify parts of the debate, emphasizing that he “never questioned anybody’s principles.”
“I never questioned anybody’s principles or anybody’s causes,” he stressed.
“I was merely questioning, for the 50-minute interview, the method that she chose going about doing it — and I regret that looking back at it now, because that was a bad choice of words.”
Harvey added that he hopes that his younger fans will understand where he’s coming from.
“I shouted out and it happened, I regret it, but I want young people, the kids that come to my camps, the young people that I mentor, the fans that really respect me, to know to just charge that one to my head and not to my heart,” he said.
“Because in my heart, that is not what I have asked anyone to do. I have lived my whole life as a man of integrity, and I will stand on that, but I was really just talking about.”
Interesting.
Black Twitter seemed divided on the issue. Take a look at how the debate is currently unfolding online:
Steve Harvey Apologizes, Claiming He Misspoke During His Conversation With Mo’Nique was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
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No man. Hold yourself fucking accountable and stop shitting on black women. This interview was the epitome of that. When will you cishet men just STFU & listen to understand not to respond it’s draining to ask & disappointing to see the result. You played yaself @IAmSteveHarvey https://t.co/6hboY9vLei
— Ryan Jamaal Swain (@RyanJamaal) February 19, 2019
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I guess he would after the backlash he has received! But it’s a little too late for apologies I stand by @moworldwide side on this one. Everything he said in this interview was a bunch of bullshit. Boy bye pic.twitter.com/7gmj9RfmoB
— Stormi Monroe (@MsNewYork_) February 18, 2019
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The way Steve Harvey disrespected Mo’nique is enough reason for someone with sense to lose all respect for him. He’s probably only “regretting” because he called himself out and didn’t realise it. We should’ve let the media deal with Mr Sellout after the Miss Universe 2016 error.
— MANNY | #TCMSHOW 🎧 (@THECLASSICMANNY) February 19, 2019
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Steve Harvey doesn’t regret his remarks to Mo’Nique. He regrets our response to his remarks.
— Discreetly Martian (@silky_link07) February 19, 2019
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If he hasn't planned to already, Steve Harvey should invite Mo'Nique back to his show and apologize to her. Fix it in the space where it went wrong because once again, she's been publicly done wrong by her peers. This is part of the equality she's talking about. https://t.co/JTABayP4fn
— ken⚡ (@_2kgrace) February 19, 2019
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First of all we revoked Steve Harvey black after the stunt he pulled with Trump. The way he spoke to his sister and To suggest to a Black Queen to compromise her integrity is beyond DISGUSTING I can’t rock with you @IAmSteveHarvey https://t.co/FochOmlkS1
— Southern Gentleman (@PolySciJunkie) February 19, 2019
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Steve Harvey didn’t seem like sold out to me. He was just pragmatic enough.
— Chuks .Chinyere(jj) (@chukschinyere47) February 19, 2019
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Visual representation of Steve Harvey holding down a sister when she trying to get paid. https://t.co/AV3eu6ZME3
— Dr. ሉቃስ (@howlpolitically) February 19, 2019
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He's not sorry, he just didn't expect the backlash.. stop listen to Steve Harvey
— Don't Trust Em' ☛ (@ihurtfeelingss) February 19, 2019
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Steve Harvey said what he said till the backlash came. He’s a producer on the show he knew what was going air he just wasn’t expecting ppl to side with Mo over him. And has he apologized to Mo for how he treated not just what was said?
— Sookie St. James 👩🏾🍳🤱🏾🧚🏾♀️ (@KTCHN_B) February 19, 2019
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I'm a fan of Steve Harvey but I'm sure he does regret his remarks because it's what's in his heart...but he did say "It's about the money, and his kids, and their kids"... seems from the outside he basically said screw Integrity...
— Randy (@RandyCGraham) February 19, 2019
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I'm a fan of Steve Harvey but I'm sure he does regret his remarks because it's what's in his heart...but he did say "It's about the money, and his kids, and their kids"... seems from the outside he basically said screw Integrity...
— Randy (@RandyCGraham) February 19, 2019
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Steve Harvey said what he said.
— An elite family man (@Thabane_) February 19, 2019
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I’ll honestly unfollow anyone who disrespects Steve Harvey. I just read a tweet of a white man saying Steve Harvey isn’t a role model. This y’all fault. This man has done SO MUCH for our community & young black men in this country! It’s honestly sad watching y’all attack this man
— Anthony L. Lewis (@antllewis) February 19, 2019
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I’m tired of people liberally flapping their gums and then having regrets. Pause... take a minute. Take two, in fact. And THINK before you speak. https://t.co/vFeDhpOodZ
— Steven Canals (@StevenCanals) February 19, 2019
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As a fan, I accept @IAmSteveHarvey apology. Integrity is important and we've got to take a stand inspite of the odds. Sometimes I feel it's a facade p'ple put out there, yet it's all about the money. Not with Harvey. His life, hard work, and philanthropy makes me think otherwise
— OPP #VaccinationSavesLives (@patrickoyulu) February 19, 2019