A Mixed Reaction to Emily Austen's Apology

Fox Sports contributor expressed her regrets Sunday morning.

On Sunday, Fox Sports Florida contributor Emily Austen tweeted the following apology for a series of misguided and career-costly remarks about Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love and various ethnic groups, uttered during a Barstool Sports Facebook Live discussion:

I made a terrible mistake. I was in an environment where I was trying to be funny and make a joke, and my comments were insensitive. You can trust this was absolutely not my intention. Anyone who knows me knows that it is not how I truly feel.

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