Snapchat CEO Apologizes for 'Idiotic' Emails From Frat Days

Says they don't reflect his views on women

Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel has apologized after a series of emails from his college days revealed insensitive statements regarding women. Gawker’s Valleywag published Spiegel’s e-mails from when he was a fraternity brother at Kappa Sigma at Stanford, a notoriously wild house that got kicked off of campus at one point.

Spiegel, who is now 23, has responded to the e-mail exposure with a statement.

“I'm obviously mortified and embarrassed that my idiotic emails during my fraternity days were made public.

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