Doubt this is in any way true.

not everyone has a huge aversion to “strangers” touching them, so that might be part of your difficulty.

Can you link to these apologies? Seems like no one can find them.

I can’t believe he is unable to apologize. He is handling this so poorly. He SHOULD NOT host the Oscars. He is a mess

What should always been mentioned is the current context of her “unlikeability.” She was never going to be liked in any huge way by Republicans, so those numbers shouldn’t be a surprise.