Dr. Dre NY Times August 21, 2015

He added: “I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

Why “I’ve hurt,” instead of “I hurt?” This makes this a poor apology. “I have hurt” has a passive connotation and is much less direct than “I hurt.” He could have said, “I hurt,” but chose to say it with, “I’ve hurt.” Also in this case, I don’t like the contraction, “I’ve,” because it is too informal and thusly, less sincere. It’s too flippant and too easy.

Also, he states it has “forever impacted all of our lives.” While it is true it has impacted “all our lives,” the apology is to the women he hurt and including his feelings for the purposes of this statement undermines the sincerity and impact of this poor apology. 

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