In an interview published Tuesday morning, recently dismissed Florida State quarterback De’Andre Johnson told “Good Morning America” that the alleged use of a racial slur by a woman at a bar didn’t justify his punching her. ; “It doesn’t matter,” he told ABC’s Michael Strahan when asked about the use of the slur. “What matters is that I shouldn’t have raised my hand to her.” A video released earlier this month showed Johnson allegedly punching a woman in the face at a bar ;on June 24. Johnson was shortly thereafter dismissed. His attorney said the woman hurled “…
In an interview published Tuesday morning, recently dismissed Florida State quarterback De’Andre Johnson told “Good Morning America” that the alleged use of a racial slur by a woman at a bar didn’t justify his punching her. ;
“It doesn’t matter,” he told ABC’s Michael Strahan when asked about the use of the slur. “What matters is that I shouldn’t have raised my hand to her.”
A video released earlier this month showed Johnson allegedly punching a woman in the face at a bar ;on June 24. Johnson was shortly thereafter dismissed. His attorney said the woman hurled “racial epithets” at Johnson, which TMZ said included, “Get off me, you ;f****** n*****.” ;
“I totally should have walked away,” he said at another point in the interview. ;“I am ashamed of that. I’m sorry. I apologize to the lady in the incident, to her family, to my family, to my mother. I know I wasn’t raised that way.”
Johnson’s mother told Strahan that when she found out her son had punched a woman in the face, she cried for days. “I wanted to jump through the phone and ring his neck,” she added.
“What you saw in the video is not who I am,” Johnson said. “I would like to say to her that I am severely sorry. No words can describe this feeling.”
A second Florida State football player, running back Dalvin Cook, is also facing charges for punching a woman outside a bar one day before Johnson. Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has reportedly banned his players ;from going to bars.
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De’Andre Johnson Tells ‘GMA’ Racial Slur Didn’t Justify Hitting Woman In The Face
