Los Angeles Times columnist apologizes for 'deeply offensive' descriptions of LSU women's team – Update

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UPDATE with statement: journalist Well Bolch, WHO came below widespread fire For A column about THE LSU-UCLA Women's NCAA tournament match In which he called THE Lady Tigers "dirty beginners » And called them "bad guys" while call THE Bruins "milk And cookies," has apologized.

Bloch said that he "failed miserably In My choice of words," admitting that he "try has be clever In My formulation about A the team attitude, using alliteration while not understanding THE deeply offensive connotation Or associations." (See LSU Women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey indicate on that below.)

He go on has to write that while he did not intend has be harmful, "THE words I used were fake. »

PREVIOUSLY on Sunday: A The bone Angeles Times column critical as “sexist” by LSU Women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey was amended online by THE newspaper early This Morning because he "did not meet Times editorial standards. »

LSU beat UCLA 78-69 on SATURDAY has advance In THE Women's NCAA tournament. Before THE game, journalist Well Bolch wrote that THE Lady Tigers were "dirty beginners » And called them "bad guys" while call THE Bruins "milk And cookies." He called THE match "GOOD against the evil. »

that of Bolch column was update has 12:55 p.m. am. AND, with A update notice inserted has 1:10 am. All of THE sentences were deleted, However THE big title always refers to has "bad guys."

"THE A thing I am not going has to leave You TO DO, I am not going has to leave You attack young people, And there were a few things In This comment, guys, that You should be insulted by as women. He was SO sexist, And they don't do it even know he," Mulkey said Saturday.

"He was GOOD against wrong In that game Today. Wrong? Called We dirty beginners? Take your phone out RIGHT NOW And Google dirty beginners And say Me What he said. Dirty beginners? Are You joke Me? I am not going has to leave You talk about 18 to 21 years old children In that your. »

THE LSU coach has Already has been In A public quarrel with THE Washington Post, which published A profile of her last week that Mulkey called A "hit piece." She threat has prosecute For defamation Before has It is publication. THE profile details her pass relationships with her family And players.

THE history said Mulkey confronted with players "about their appearances And poster of their sexuality," while her lawyers said In THE piece that She did not to treat gay players "more hard Or differently. »

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