Former WWE and UFC Women’s champion Ronda Rousey apologized
for sharing a Sandy Hook conspiracy video 11 years later.
Rousey retweeted a conspiracy video of the horrific attack
on Twitter back then, but deleted it later. But the internet
never forgets and Rousey, who was supposed to participate in
an Ask Me Anything on r/squaredcircle on Reddit yesterday,
ended up not doing anything after the post was flooded with
Sandy Hook-related questions, calling her out for her past
actions.
Later, Rousey issued a long, heartfelt apology, owning up to
her mistake, admitting she was wrong.
The former champion said she redrafted her apology many
times over the past 11 years and it was supposed to be part
of her biography book until her publisher convinced her it
would do more harm than good.
She called retweeting the video “the single most regrettable
decision” of her life and quickly realized her mistake when
she posted it.
“But honestly I deserve to be hated, labeled, detested,
resented and worse for it. I deserve to lose out on every
opportunity, I should have been canceled, I would have
deserved it,” Rousey wrote. “I still do. I apologize that
this came 11 years too late, but to those affected by the
Sandy Hook massacre, from the bottom of my heart and depth
of my soul I am so so sorry for the hurt I caused.”
Rousey had a very important message for those who have
“fallen down the black hole of bullshit,” saying that
amplifying such conspiracies will only make you feel
powerless, afraid, miserable, and isolated.
“You’re doing nothing but hurting others and yourself.
Regardless of how many bridges you’ve burned over it, stop
digging yourself a deeper hole, don’t get wrapped up in the
sunk cost fallacy, no matter how long you’ve gone down the
wrong road, you should still turn back,” Rousey wrote.
Ronda also said that she is thoroughly remorseful and
ashamed of herself for contributing to the pain she caused
by sharing the video.
“I’ve regretted it every day of my life since and will
continue to do so until the day I die,” she added.
