Dealing with a misquote: Waste NO time getting ahead of the story

It happens all the time. Something you’ve said (or reportedly said) is misquoted and with lightning speed reaches the eyes and ears of your peers, competition and the general public. When that happens, and it most certainly will, get ahead of it IMMEDIATELY. Don’t waste any time in getting your retraction and proper comments in front of the general public and those who will pay attention to the story and can affect your perception. We cannot stress this enough.

Manny Pacquiao says he DOES NOT believe gay people should be put to death … and claims he was horribly misquoted in a recent interview.

Manny has been under fire ever since the National Conservative Examiner published an interview in which Pacquiao allegedly quotes Leviticus 20:13 … which says gays “must be put to death.”

Now Manny has released a statement, which he re-posted on his official website, saying, “I didn’t say that, that’s a lie … I didn’t know that quote from Leviticus because I haven’t read the Book of Leviticus yet.”

He continues, “I’m not against gay people … I have a relative who is also gay. We can’t help it if they were born that way.”

Still, Manny says he’s AGAINST same-sex marriage — “What I’m critical off [sic] are actions that violate the word of God. I only gave out my opinion that same sex marriage is against the law of God.”

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