Aaron Schlossberg addressed his infamous xenophobic meltdown for the first time on Tuesday, saying that he is not racist, that he actually loves both immigrants and diversity, and that the viral video—in which he threatened to call ICE on a group of people for speaking Spanish, and told them to get out of "my country"—did not convey "the real me."

The full statement, shared from his personal law firm's Twitter account, reads:

To the people I insulted, I apologize. Seeing myself online opened my eyes—the manner in which I expressed myself is unacceptable and is not the person I am. I see my words and actions hurt people, and for that I am deeply sorry. While people should be able to express themselves freely, they should do so calmly and respectfully. What the video did not convey is the real me. I am not racist. One of the reasons I moved to New York is precisely because of the remarkable diversity offered in this wonderful city. I love this country and this city, in part because of immigrants and the diversity of cultures immigrants bring to this country. Again, my sincerest apologies to anyone and everyone I hurt. Thank you.

The hedged apology comes one week after Schlossberg's rant, in which he railed against non-English speakers, saying "I pay for their welfare, I pay for their ability to be here." It's the first time Schlossberg has confirmed that he is in fact the person in the video. Over the last week, he's been confronted by reporters on numerous occasions, and has mostly sprinted in the other direction.

Further instances of Schlossberg's bigotry and temper have surfaced in the day's since the incident. In one video, Schlossberg can be seen crashing a progressive rally and flipping off protesters. In another, he bumps into a man on the street and calls him an "ugly fucking foreigner." Over the weekend, PhillyVoice reported that Schlossberg was arrested for disorderly conduct in 2009, after disturbing patrons at a Phillies game and allegedly telling a police officer, "you're fucking dead."

This is the unedited video from October of 2016 of Manhattan Attorney Aaron Schlossberg assaulting, then calling a complete stranger "an ugly fucking foreigner" on the sidewalk on 5th Avenue.



The man he's talking to, @morewillie, is a white man from Massachusetts.



He's unhinged pic.twitter.com/epkpFWggx6 — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 17, 2018

Though Schlossberg is only now confirming his role in the video, he'd already been left by his law partner and kicked out of the co-working space he used as an office. Multiple local politicians are calling for his disbarment. The New York City Commission on Human Rights has also spoken to employees of the Fresh Kitchen about filing a complaint against the attorney for the racist tirade.

And perhaps worst of all for Schlossberg, the court of public opinion doesn't appear to be buying his apology:

Schlossberg's apology is the biggest load of 💩I've read this week...and that's saying something when you consider what's been making news 🙄 Why didn't he put it on video like he did with his hate speech? https://t.co/WCG7JIZkfH — QueensBoy (@QueensBoyfromNJ) May 22, 2018

New term: “Schlossberg Apology” - a disingenuous PR exercise involving vague and convenient promises of contrition that are totally unsupported, or even contradicted, by actions.

Sample sentence: “I wanted a real apology but all I got was a meaningless Schlossberg apology.” — Paul Myers (@pulmyears) May 22, 2018

I fixed Aaron Schlossberg’s apology. pic.twitter.com/U1iXQd0WDJ — Hispanic Pixie Dream Girl (@mathewrodriguez) May 22, 2018

The number of videos that have emerged makes you claims somewhat less than credible — bfreesun (@bfreesun) May 22, 2018

You suggest you don’t want your money paying for their “welfare”. I don’t want my tax dollars protecting you. Find a rock and hide beneath it until you have a sincere change of heart. I hope you see and hear Mariachi bands in your dreams. — Adrienne Nicodemus (@NicoEdCoach) May 22, 2018

Translation: Folks I got caught yelling #racist things on tape...this resulted in my law partner quitting, newspapers questioning me on the street, losing my office space and youtube linking all my past racist comments together...but I you, this is not who I really am... — CCitzen (@CitzenC) May 22, 2018

Act like that once, you're a racist but you know you shouldn't be & you try to be better. Act like that often & you might as well join the Aryan Nation.



There are 3+ videos of you attacking people (once w your briefcase) for the language they speak or the color of their skin. — Jane (@Poeia) May 22, 2018