Geraldo Rivera made an about face on claims that he had tapes of “embarrassing” statements from Donald Trump and offered the Republican presidential nominee a public apology.

Rivera boasted last week that he would release the offending tapes once he had gone through them.

Geraldo on Fox News says he has tapes of “embarrassing” statements from Trump in past interviews : pic.twitter.com/PT7LwcZmG4 — JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) October 9, 2016

The Fox News personality hung his head in shame Wednesday morning, admitting the infamous tapes did not exist.

Contrary to my on-air remarks- a search of my files found No Relevant #TrumpTapes. There is 1 re: ugly feud w Rosie O’Donnell, an old story. — Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) October 12, 2016

Rivera then offered Trump an apology for “piling on” and “adding fuel” despite the fact that Trump had “always treated me and mine w respect & friendship.”

I apologize to @realDonaldTrump for piling on & adding fuel to #TrumpTapes scandal. You always treated me and mine w respect & friendship. — Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) October 12, 2016

Viewers should be used to these “Al Capone’s vault” moments that litter Rivera’s illustrious journalism career.

@GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump Geraldo apologizes? Geraldo’s EGO can NOT be happy about this. — Aaron Cooper (@dontdieangry) October 12, 2016

@GeraldoRivera Yet u were so gleeful anticipating what u might unearth. Anything 4 relevancy #withfriendslikeGeraldo#Ratingsoverfriendship — D. A. LeVeque (@1Globalprince) October 12, 2016

@GeraldoRivera For a man who tweets nearly frontal nude shots you should be last to point the finger! Reactionary nonsense from hypocrites. — Trumpwatcher (@Trumpwatcher) October 12, 2016

@GeraldoRivera @brianstelter Look in Al Capone’s vault! I bet they’re there! — Bruce Rheins (@BruceRheins) October 12, 2016

@GeraldoRivera @Kris_Sacrebleu Geraldo is still alive?….didn’t he die in Al Capone’s vault? — patrick ogle (@paogle) October 12, 2016

@GeraldoRivera First memory of you…Al Capone’s Vault…empty. Nothing has changed. Everything you say is meaningless. — Deplorable Dwight (@DwightDAshley) October 13, 2016

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