{"id":364189,"date":"2021-11-09T01:38:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/soho-karen-miya-ponsetto-wishes-she-apologized-differently\/"},"modified":"2021-11-09T01:38:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:38:10","slug":"soho-karen-miya-ponsetto-wishes-she-apologized-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/soho-karen-miya-ponsetto-wishes-she-apologized-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"#Soho Karen Miya Ponsetto wishes she apologized differently"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Soho Karen Miya Ponsetto wishes she apologized differently<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Miya Ponsetto \u2014 the woman dubbed \u201cSoho Karen\u201d after she falsely accused a black teenager of swiping her cellphone at a Manhattan hotel \u2014 told The Post on Monday that she regrets her non-apology to the boy and his family last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wish I had apologized differently,\u201d Ponsetto, 23, said as she waited for her hearing in Manhattan Supreme court, in her first in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance in months.<\/p>\n<p>Her attorney Paul D\u2019Emilia revealed during the brief hearing that Ponsetto \u2014 who pleaded not guilty to hate crime charges in June \u2014 has been seeking therapy and trying to \u201cschedule\u201d anger management classes back home in California.<\/p>\n<p>Ponsetto grabbed headlines after she was caught on video accusing Keyon Harrold Jr., 15 \u2014 the son of jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold \u2014 of stealing her iPhone and then trying to tackle him in the lobby of the Arlo Soho Hotel on Dec. 26, 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Before she was arrested in January, Ponsetto spoke with \u201cCBS This Morning\u201d anchor Gayle King for a now-infamous TV interview in which she downplayed the incident and claimed she couldn\u2019t be racist because she is a \u201cwoman of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Miya Ponsetto allegedly attacking Keyon Harrold Jr. at the Arlo Hotel.\" class=\"wp-image-20074483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Miya Ponsetto allegedly attacking Keyon Harrold Jr. at the Arlo Hotel after falsely accusing him of stealing her cell phone.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ben Crump Law<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cringeworthy sit-down featured Ponsetto in a black cap with the word \u201cDaddy,\u201d rudely interrupting by raising her hand and declaring \u201cAlright Gayle, enough\u201d when King pressed her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel sorry that I made the family go through, like, all of that stress.\u00a0But at the same time, it wasn\u2019t just them going through that,\u201d Ponsetto told the host.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Miya Ponsetto \" class=\"wp-image-20074496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Miya Ponsetto told The Post \u201cI think I made a mistake.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steven Hirsch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She later added: \u201cI\u2019m sincerely sorry to the family and the dad and the son for making them feel as if I was racist towards them when that is not my intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Outside the courtroom on Monday, Ponsetto appeared a lot more subdued, sitting hunched over on a bench as she made calls, her long black hair hanging over like a curtain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I made a mistake,\u201d she told The Post in a soft voice, before going back to her phone.<\/p>\n<p>The former cheerleader from Simi Valley, Calif. had been warned by a judge that she would need to come back to the Big Apple for the hearing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"809\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=809\" alt=\"Miya Ponsetto\" class=\"wp-image-20074567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1618 1618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1214 1213w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=809 809w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=405 404w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\"\/><figcaption>Miya Ponsetto pleaded \u201cnot guilty\u201d to hate crime charges in June.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ventura County Sheriff via Sipa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She wore a quintessential New Yorker outfit for the occasion: Head-to-toe black \u2014 including a long coat, slacks and pointy, heeled pumps \u2014 save for a white surgical mask. <\/p>\n<p>Her sartorial choices were a far cry from the questionable hat she wore to CBS interview, or the crop top and leggings she\u2019s previously been trashed for wearing in court.<\/p>\n<p>Ponsetto didn\u2019t speak during the hearing, where Justice Laura Ward set a Jan. 10 trial date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Miya Ponsetto and attorney Paul D\u2019Emilia \" class=\"wp-image-20074798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Miya Ponsetto\u2019s attorney Paul D\u2019Emilia says she has had trouble scheduling anger management sessions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steven Hirsch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ponsetto\u2019s attorney explained to the court that he was awaiting a \u201cprogress report\u201d from her therapist, as well as a \u201cpossible diagnosis\u201d for his client.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Ponsetto was \u201chaving trouble scheduling anger management sessions\u201d that he wants her to attend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m confident that when we are done with that we can reach resolution in this case,\u201d D\u2019Emilia said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Miya Ponsetto\" class=\"wp-image-20074838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/soho-karen_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Miya Ponsetto has also been sued by the Harrold family over the incident.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ponsetto\u00a0has also been sued\u00a0by the Harrold family over the incident. 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