> I preyed on them. I ceaselessly hit on them. I pressured them into sex. I got too drunk and did all manner of dumb things. Yes, I was one of those shitty, creepy sexual predators you hear about.
> I was fucking awful.
> I am deeply sorry for everything I did. I apologize for the selfish, cruel, insensitive way I acted. It's no way for anyone to act. I'm so sorry.
> Women deserve better than selfish assholes like I was at those industry events. Everyone there deserves respect. They should be professional environments. They should be safe environments. I violated that. time and time again.
> I'm sorry, I'm sorry to everyone I hurt. I'm sorry to everyone I let down, I'm sorry to everyone.
> I want to thank the peers and friends who called me out for my bad behavior. Without people doing what you do, this sort of behavior would never even be acknowledged, much less changed. We need more people like you who are brave enough to stand up for what's right.
> I was selfish and scared and delayed a public apology for far too long. Private apologies are not enough in a situation like this. So here we are. finally. I wish that I could educate my younger self and snap him out of his self-centered hot-shot ego-trip.
> I want you to know that lacknowledge what happened, I am ashamed, and I want to find ways to repair as much damage as is possible. I will keep putting in the work I will not run. and I will sit with my shame and not turn away from it.
> I’m sorry,
> Noah
See this article reporting on it at the time with a screenshot:
Unfortunately, he overstated his crime for the sake of the impact of the apology. He called himself a "sexual predator".
Being horny and trying to convince people of the opposite sex to have sex with you isn't being a predator. Being a predator is drugging women, or pressuring underage women.
...but I don't think him overstating his crime is grounds for people firing him - especially given that this had happened over a decade earlier.
To me the lesson here is that you should never apologize publicly. The people that demand it, do so for the wrong reasons, and the people that benefit from an apology, probably prefer something personal and direct - not some public show.
