Nicole Murphy‘s extending an olive branch after being the brunt of an ongoing backlash for a photographed lip lock that’s been dominating headlines.
Spotted in Italy recently with director Antoine Fuqua, husband of actress Lela Rochon, Murphy’s remorse rings just a day after first claiming she and Fuqua were just ‘family friends.’ Now, she’s walking back her previous statement and officially apologizing.
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After the photos above surfaced, Murphy found herself on the defense from critics who accused her of trying to ruin Rochon’s marriage. Now, she’s taken to TMZ to say:
“Without going into the entire situation, I want to apologize to my family, and to Lela and the Fuqua family for what transpired,” she told TMZ. “It was not my intention to be in this situation. I do not condone women kissing or interacting in anyway inappropriately with a married man. I too was once married and I would never intentionally undermine another woman, despite what has been written.”
As of time reported, Rochon has not responded to the hoopla.