Bret Hart Apologizes For Pat Patterson Gay Joke

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Bret Hart has posted the following apology, following a joke he made during he appreciation night. During a segment with Pat Patterson, Patterson got down on a knee to praise Bret as the greatest Canadian wrestler of all time. Bret then joked that he gets nervous when Patterson gets on his knees. For those that do not know, Patterson is openly gay. Hart received backlash de to the comment, and posted the following today…

“I sincerely apologize to anyone that was in any way offended by my in-ring joke to Pat Patterson on Monday, especially to Pat … whom I hold in the highest regard. I was only trying to take some of the edge off an emotionally challenging moment and I failed. The comment does not in any way reflect my feelings toward the gay and lesbian community. B”

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[Y0UR Messiah]

I thought it was funny.

[Rob]

As did pat patterson... some people are too obsessed with being politically correct

[muzi]

I thought it was funny and did not one second about gay people or PP being gay...damn political correctness

[Kage]

Society sucks. People can't make jokes anymore. Pisses me off.