Authorities say a woman who was seen in a viral video calling the police and falsely accusing a black birdwatcher of threatening her in New York’s Central Park has apologized following the dispute over her unleashed dog.
Amy Cooper offered an apology to the man, Christian Cooper, in an interview with WNBC on Monday night.
Cooper said, "It was unacceptable. And words are just words and I can’t undo what I did, but I sincerely and humbly apologize to everyone, especially to that man and his family.”
She also insisted that she did not mean to harm the African American community.
She added, "I'm not a racist. I did not mean to harm that man in any way." Cooper said she was scared because she was alone in a wooded area.
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