Geraldo Rivera, who drew a storm of criticism for arguing on the air that Trayvon Martin was shot and killed because he was wearing a hoodie, apologized to the teen’s parents on Sunday, saying, “I never intended to hurt your feelings.”
“A
week ago, I ranted against hoodies like the one worn by Trayvon on the
evening he was shot dead by George Zimmerman because in Zimmerman’s
words, ‘Trayvon looked like he was up to no good.’ I said then that
Trayvon’s hoodie killed him as surely as George Zimmerman did,” Rivera
told Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, on his Fox News
show “Geraldo At Large.”
The Fox host continued, “Now, what was trying to do was
caution parents that allowing their kids to wear hoodies or similar
clothing in certain circumstances, particularly if they are minority
young men, could be dangerous. But I never intended to hurt anyone’s
feelings and certainly, Sybrina and Tracy, I never intended to hurt your
feelings. I want to personally convey my deepest apologies to both of
you. I am sorry if anything I said, Tracy, added to your misery.”
