It’s not uncommon for an apology to be publicized; for example, Harry Shearer makes a point of archiving apologies on his weekly radio program “Le Show:” http://harryshearer.com/news/le_show/player/?id=874
Here is an apology that appeared last month. I can relate: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/#!/2012/08/im-sorry.html
I think I have a soulmate. http://blakeandrewsphoto.com/