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Famed American Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton addressed her recent DUI arrest for the archetypal clip Tuesday.
Retton was arrested May 17 successful West Virginia erstwhile constabulary responded to reports of a car traveling "all implicit the roadway." In a connection provided to Fox News Digital by Retton's attorney, Edmund J. Rollo, the golden medalist admitted to driving nether the power and apologized.
"I instrumentality afloat work for my actions," the connection said. "What happened was wholly unacceptable. I marque nary excuses. To my family, friends and my fans: I person fto you down, and for that I americium profoundly sorry.
"I americium determined to larn and turn from this experience, and I americium committed to making affirmative changes successful my life. I genuinely admit your concern, encouragement and continued support."
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Mary Lou Retton successful enactment connected the uneven bars astatine Pauley Pavillon during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. (Darr Beiser/USA Today Sports)
Retton besides entered a no-contest plea, and a Marion County justice fined her $100, according to Rollo.
"Mary Lou Retton appeared successful tribunal this day and entered a no-contest plea to a non-aggravated DUI complaint stemming from a caller incident," Rollo told Fox News Digital. "Mary Lou accepted afloat work for her actions and received a modular $100 fine, accordant with sentencing guidelines for first-time, non-aggravated offenses successful this jurisdiction.
"In keeping with her values, Mary Lou made nary petition for peculiar attraction and was taxable to the aforesaid ineligible process arsenic immoderate different individual. She is grateful for the professionalism of instrumentality enforcement and the tribunal system, and she afloat respects the outcome. Mary Lou has expressed a sincere tendency to usage this acquisition arsenic a infinitesimal for reflection and accountability. She asks for privateness arsenic she moves guardant with her idiosyncratic and nonrecreational life."
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Mary Lou Retton performs connected the equilibrium beam connected her mode to becoming the archetypal American pistillate to triumph the women's gymnastics idiosyncratic all-around contention golden medal. (Getty Images)
Retton was charged with 1 number of driving nether the power of alcohol, controlled substances oregon drugs May 17, according to Marion County Court records. She was released from jailhouse aft posting a idiosyncratic recognizance enslaved of $1,500.
Retton was nicknamed "America’s sweetheart" during her golden medal-winning show astatine the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. She was conscionable 16 erstwhile she scored cleanable 10s successful the level workout and vault successful the last 2 rotations to go the archetypal American pistillate to triumph the Olympic all-around title.
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She earned 5 medals that twelvemonth — 1 gold, 2 metallic and 2 bronze.
After she retired from gymnastics, Retton became a motivational talker and often shared messages astir the benefits of due nutrition and exercise.
She besides served connected the President’s Council connected Physical Fitness and Sports nether former President George W. Bush.
(L-R) Ecaterina Szabo, Mary Lou Retton and Simona Păucă during the women's gymnastics medal ceremonial astatine Pauley Pavilion astatine the 1984 Summer Olympics successful Los Angeles Aug. 1, 1984. (Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Retton was diagnosed with a "rare signifier of pneumonia" successful 2023, and her household said astatine the clip she was "fighting for her life." She was admitted to an intensive attraction portion arsenic doctors helped her combat the illness.
"This is serious, and this is life, and I’m truthful grateful to beryllium here," she said connected NBC’s "Today" successful 2024. "I americium blessed to beryllium present due to the fact that determination was a clip erstwhile they were astir to enactment maine connected beingness support."
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Jackson Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He antecedently worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.
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