It would never be my intention
to touch any woman's breast.
I don't know, I guess I put
my arm around her.
I hugged all the
female artists
and the male artists,
everybody that was up.
I shook their hands
and hugged them
and that's what we're
all about in the church.
We're all about love.
And again, maybe I crossed
a border or maybe I was
too friendly and familiar
but again, I apologise.
When I saw Ariana Grande
on the programme,
I thought that was a
new something at Taco Bell.
Oh, my god!
[Laughter]
I certainly want to apologise
to Ariana and to her fans
and to her family and to her
entire community
if what I said was taken
the wrong way and, listen,
maybe it's just a joke
that went bad
but when you're doing
a programme for nine hours,
you know, you're trying to keep
it lively, you're trying to
make some funny references
and what have you.
I love everybody.
And I certainly hope that
she will forgive me
and the last thing I want to do
is to be a distraction
from Miss Aretha Franklin,
the Queen of Soul.
This is all about her,
it's not about me
and I am so sorry.
