Taryn Manning apologizes for revealing affair with married man in bizarre video
Taryn Manning has apologized for the bizarre video she posted detailing her sexual relationship with a married man.
The “Orange Is the New Black” star issued a statement on Instagram Monday, shortly after going viral for revealing that she was “so in love” with a man and felt “bad” that he was married.
Slurring her words while in a car, she added that she “couldn’t stand” his “dumba—” wife, who allegedly called her a “lunatic” and threatened to get a restraining order.
In a post simply captioned “Video update…,” Manning faced up to the faux pas after admittedly having “some time to reflect” on what she described as “the situation I’ve been dealing with.”
“I was deeply hurt and handled things on a public platform when I should’ve just dealt with them quietly with the support of my close friends and family,” she wrote. “I felt a lot of guilt after exposing everything and thought maybe the best resolution to the situation would be to say I lied about it all, but that is not the truth.”
The 44-year-old went on to explain that she “started a relationship with somebody who was married and told [her] he would leave his wife,” but later “found out that wasn’t possible.”
“I pride myself on being an ethical and kind person,” she shared, confessing that “I know what I did was wrong, but the heart makes you do crazy things sometimes.”
“I am sorry for exposing my situation; I am not sorry for how I love,” Manning contended.
The actress, who has openly discussed her struggles with alcohol in the past, described the experience as “a huge learning lesson” and also asked fans to “please give me my privacy so I can heal and mend my heart.”
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