Apology/PR damage control bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. "Ongoing Investigation"
2. I've already apologized
3. "may have inadvertently"
4. reference to trolls
5. "open heart"
6. Please continue supporting me
7. "My sincere"
8. "I regret what happened"
9. I/My team am/are working on this
10. "with all due respect"
11. "lapse in judgement"
12. "processing"
13. "I sincerely"
14. Changes story
15. Nobody's perfect
16. "spiritual self-discovery"
17. This is different from my usual content
18. "enlightenment"
19. *throwing someone else under the bus*
20. "no one who kows me..."
21. BIG SIGH
22. "This is not who I am"
23. Political Correctness
24. Avoidance of first-person singular
25. "There is a lot going on in my life"
26. "My black/lady/gay/whatever friend wasn't upset"
27. "those I offended"
28. I've received a lot of hate for this
29. "coming to terms"
30. "sorry if"
31. "My heart goes out to"
32. other peoples' negativity
33. "It distresses me that"
34. "use my platform"
35. "My record shows"
36. "American Way"
37. "authentic"
38. I've changed
39. "coming to terms"
40. Dressed up
41. Sorry you feel that way
42. "mistakes were made"
43. "Lynch Mob"
44. "Inquisition"
45. Spontaneous video
46. "that's not me"
47. Free Speech
48. "gift"
49. My heart goes out to
50. concern trolling
51. defensive
52. self-aggrandizing
53. "those closest to me know"
54. Blame game
55. "I am paying the price"
56. "sorry you misunderstood"
57. "heartbroken"
58. Cancel culture
59. Let's Move On/Forward
60. "a joke"
61. I'm sorry to everyone involved
62. "My accuser(s)"
63. "I'm being judged"
64. Out of context
65. This is not who I am
66. "shocked"
67. "my humour is edgey"
68. "I've been doing a lot of thinking"
69. "it was not my intent"
70. Humans make mistakes
71. Uses animal(s) as sympathy prop
72. What I said in a private moment
73. "respect"
74. "forgiveness"
75. "I was exhausted"
76. "with the help of my wife/partner"
77. "taking responsibility"
78. "it is unfortunate"
79. "misconstrued"
80. "My entire life/career has been about..."
81. victim blaming
82. "how I expressed myself"
83. passing the buck
84. "your trust"
85. Crying
86. "Obviously"
87. whine whine whine
88. **Vagueness**/lack of specificity
89. "what I meant was"
90. "healing process"
91. "I received death threats"
92. Setting up camera
93. "I was in a dark place"
94. "My attacker(s)"
95. reference to political enemies
96. "my family"
97. "threw me under the bus"
98. *Their* motivation
99. "Not at all"
100. "All the facts"
101. noble talk of our/my values
102. *IF* I offended
103. "dialogue"
104. Mentions other videos
105. "I deeply"/"deeply regret"
106. "force for change"
107. CENSORSHIP!
108. "positivity"
109. "love and light"