Arch Manning issues apology after facing heat for laughing at AI video of Steve Sarkisian slapping Holly Rowe

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Summary

Arch Manning, quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, apologized on Tuesday after laughing about a doctored AI video showing his coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe during a postgame interview. The incident arose from a real but tense interaction between Sarkisian and Rowe following a game against Ohio State. In his Instagram apology, Manning expressed regret for his comments and specifically addressed Rowe, who accepted the apology on social media.
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🔮 I need to do better and will be more thoughtful going forward." Rowe wrote on social media that she accepted Manning’s apology.
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🔮 ESPN’s Laura Rutledge said at halftime that technical issues forced Sarkisian to wait a while before a halftime interview could begin.
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🔮 "I would like to apologize for the way I reacted," she said in the postgame press conference.
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Topics

Associated Press ESPN Texas Texas Longhorns the Ohio State Buckeyes

Subjects

Sarkisian PERSON · 6× Rowe PERSON · 4× Manning PERSON · 3× Texas GPE · 3× ESPN ORG · 2× Holly Rowe PERSON · 2× Arch Manning PERSON · 1× Steve Sarkisian PERSON · 1× Texas Longhorns ORG · 1× the Ohio State Buckeyes ORG · 1×

Narrative

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning issued an apology on Tuesday after he came under fire for laughing about an AI video of his coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe.
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🔮 I need to do better and will be more thoughtful going forward." Rowe wrote on social media that she accepted Manning’s apology.

Claims (27 extracted, 1 hedged)

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning issued an apology on Tuesday after he came under fire for laughing about an AI video of his coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe. asserted
coach → issue → Rowe
The video in question showed the awkward postgame interview between Sarkisian and Rowe after Texas came back to beat the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday night. asserted
Texas → show → night
The altered clip then showed Sarkisian yelling at Rowe and slapping her. asserted
Sarkisian → alter → her
Manning brought it up on Monday and laughed when talking about it. asserted
Manning → bring → it
"In my press conference yesterday, I made an insensitive comment about an AI video," Manning wrote in a post on his Instagram Stories. asserted
Manning → make → Stories
It’s easy to say I didn’t mean it, but I know my words and actions were hurtful to a lot of people. asserted
words → ’ → people
I do not take that lightly and am deeply sorry for that. asserted
I → take → that
"I specifically want to apologize to Holly Rowe for what she has personally had to deal with because of my comments. asserted
she → want → comments
I have a ton of respect for her and appreciate her showing me grace in this moment. asserted
her → have → moment
I need to do better and will be more thoughtful going forward." Rowe wrote on social media that she accepted Manning’s apology. asserted
she → need → apology
"Thank you Arch," she wrote. asserted
she → thank → you
"I appreciate our conversation about this – which will remain private. asserted
which → appreciate → this
Apology accepted. asserted
Apology → accept → ?
We move forward with respect and kindness for one another." asserted
We → move → one
The 22-year-old star player came under scrutiny in the hours after the clip of his postgame press conference made the rounds on social media. asserted
clip → come → media
Sarkisian’s brief moment with Rowe after the game went viral. asserted
moment → go → game
"Texas fight, hook ‘em," he said before running back to celebrate with his team. asserted
he → hook → team
Overall, it appeared to be a frustrating night for Sarkisian. asserted
it → appear → Sarkisian
ESPN’s Laura Rutledge said at halftime that technical issues forced Sarkisian to wait a while before a halftime interview could begin. uncertain
interview → say → Sarkisian
However, it took too long and he needed to prepare for the next half. asserted
he → take → half
"I do want to make sure we clear something up. asserted
we → want → something
(Sarkisian) did decline the interview at the half. asserted
Sarkisian → decline → half
He had waited a long time, been very patient with some technical issues that we had. asserted
we → wait → that
He apologized to us. asserted
He → apologize → us
We should be apologizing to him, which we did," she said. asserted
she → apologize → which
With the victory, Texas was boosted to No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. asserted
Texas → boost → poll
The Longhorns were as high as No. 1 to start last season but the team lost to the Buckeyes out of the gate and were dropped to seventh. asserted
team → start → seventh
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