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Article snippet: MSNBC host Joy Reid apologized Friday afternoon for controversial content on her now-defunct blog. MSNBC also issued a statement of support for Reid on Friday, coupled with a new statement from the host apologizing for her past blog posts but not taking ownership of all the posts allegedly written by her more than a decade ago. The network said some of the things written on the blog, which have recently resurfaced, are "obviously hateful and hurtful." Reid said she's "sincerely apologizing again" for her past writings, but did not address her previous claim that the posts were a result of hacking. "Some of the things written by Joy on her old blog are obviously hateful and hurtful," the network said. "They are not reflective of the colleague and friend we have known at MSNBC for the past seven years. Joy has apologized publicly and privately and said she has grown and evolved in the many years since, and we know this to be true." Reid said in a lengthy statement that she is "deeply embarrassed by things I would have said differently and issues where my position has changed." "While I published my blog, starting in 2005, I wrote thousands of posts in real time on the issues of the day," Reid said. "There are things I deeply regret and am embarrassed by, things I would have said differently and issues where my position has changed. Today I’m sincerely apologizing again." "I’m sorry for the collateral damage and pain this is causing individuals and communities caug... Link to the full article to read more