Ray Rice & His Wife Issue Joint APOLOGY Over Domestic Violence Incident + Pharrell On The Jailed Iranian Dancers Who Made “Happy” Video

Ray Rice and his wife Janay Palmer are issuing apologies for their domestic violence situation. Also, Pharrell has shared how sadden he is over the Iranian teens who were arrested after creating their rendition of “Happy.” Deets inside…

After pleading not guilty and striking a deal with prosecutors to enter a pretrial intervention program, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and his now wife Janay Rice addressed the media to issue their apologies over their domestic violence brawl.

Back in February, Ray got into a physical altercation with his then girlfriend at the Revel Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., where he allegedly knocked her unconscious. There was video footage obtained showing the NFL star dragging his then girlfriend out of an elevator. Ray and Janay were both charged with assault, but her charges were dropped. And she insisted she didn’t want to press charge against him.

Soon after the video was released, the couple conveniently got married (possibly to keep Janay from having to testify) and she was right by his side during his court hearings.

In a live press conference today, Ray and his wife sat before the media to issue a joint apology of their roles in the incident, apologizing to their families, friends and fans.

“I just want to first off apologize to (owner) Steve Bisciotti, Ozzie Newsome and Coach Harbaugh, and I also want to apologize to my fans, to the kids, everyone who was affected by this situation that me and my wife were in,” said Rice.

He added,

“I do deeply regret the role that I played in the incident that night. But I can tell say that I am happy that we continue to work through it together, and we are continuing to strengthen our relationship and our marriage … and working to being better parents for Ravyn and continuing to be role models.”

Janay issued her own apology saying:

“Thanks to all of those that have supported us throughout the situation. I love Ray, and I know he will continue to prove himself to not only you all (the media) but the community.”

The couple did not take any questions on the advice of his attorneys and the NFL Players Association since his case is still pending.

Peep their joint apology below:

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And in other news…

Pharrell has shared how saddened he is after hearing about the arrest of a handful of Iranian dancers who made their own rendition to P’s hit single, “Happy”

Six people (three men & three women) were arrested by Iranian authorities after what they believe was an “obscene video clip that offended the public morals and was released in cyberspace.” They were forced to repent on state TV and thrown in jail.

P took to his Facebook once he heard the news and said, “It is beyond sad that these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness.”

So far, all of the dancers have been released from jail, except the director. No word on when or if he will be released.

See their “Happy” video below:

Sad. Glad they were released.  And glad P is standing up for his fans across the globe.

Photos: Rob Carr/Kevin Winter/Getty

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