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    "editor1": "<p>Former England cricketer Alex Hales who has been in the news for the wrong reasons since Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq has accused him of racism, has once again issued a public apology after his images appeared showing the batsman in &#39;blackface&#39; during a fancy dress party.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hales, who has also played for England in all formats of the game, now faces an investigation by Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club over the alleged 2009 incident.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hales in an Instagram video admitted he was &#39;foolish&#39; to dress up as rapper Tupac Shakur and says his 20s were &quot;filled with mistakes&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After Rafiq accusation, Hales released a statement on November 17, saying, &quot;Having heard the allegations made against me, I categorically and absolutely deny there was any racial connotation in the naming of my dog.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rafiq, who was with Yorkshire between 2008 and 2018, had said that Hales would refer to cricketer of colour as &#39;Kevin&#39;, adding that the latter had also named his dog &#39;Kevin&#39;, as it was black.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hales, who is currently in Australia ahead of the Big Bash League, said, &quot;The theme (of the fancy dress party) was musicians and Tupac is, was, always will be my favourite musician so I went as him. Obviously I realise it was incredibly disrespectful and I want to apologise for the offence that this has no doubt caused.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was incredibly reckless and foolish on my behalf so I want to apologise for that and apologise to the club for the embarrassment it would have caused them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I guess my 20s were full of mistakes like that, reckless mistakes off the field that cost me and let down family, let down teammates, let down friends, close relationships I had during my 20s, and I guess some of those decisions I will regret for the rest of my life.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hales went on to say he &quot;deplores all forms of racism and discrimination&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club has also issued a statement following the publication of the images in various newspapers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/t20-cricket-world-cup\">T20 World Cup 2021<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club spokesperson said, &quot;Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club have extended the scope of their investigation into the historic conduct of Alex Hales following the publication of a photograph taken in 2009.&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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