re: Richardson mentioned at the ESPY introduction

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It was fricking stupid on her part.

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She has said that herself.

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She could have just not smoked for like 2 months

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She had not smoked for far longer than that before her mother passed away, as I understand it.

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fricking idiot.

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You are an arse. Her biological mom had just died

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(I'm) not making an excuse or looking for any empathy in my case, but, however, being in that position in my life, finding out something like that, something that I would say is probably one of the biggest things that have impacted me ... that definitely was a very heavy topic on me," she said.

"People don’t understand what it’s like to have to … go in front of the world and put on a face and hide my pain. Who am I to tell you how to cope when you’re dealing with the pain or you’re dealing with a struggle that you haven’t experienced before or that you thought you never would have to deal with?"

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She went to say later

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"I apologize," she said. "As much as I’m disappointed, I know that when I step on the track, I don’t represent myself. I represent a community that has shown me great support, great love, and I failed you all. So I apologize for the fact that I didn’t know how to control my emotions or deal with my emotions.

"I greatly apologize if I let you guys down, and I did."

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https://www.today.com/news/today-show-exclusive-sha-carri-richardson-speaks-out-about-failing-t224363

A lot of people have made a big deal about it only being weed, yada yada. She never has. Never used race, never used anything, just said she screwed up.