Lars von Trier retracts apology for Hitler remarks
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Filmmaker Lars von Trier is taking back his apology for saying at the Cannes Film Festival he sympathizes with Adolf Hitler.
Earlier this year at Cannes, Von Trier said his German ancestry made him "sympathize with (Hitler) a little bit." He added that he supports Jews. Von Trier apologized, but was banned for the rest of the festival and declared "persona non grata." But in the October issue of GQ magazine, von Trier says he's not sorry, only that he wishes he had made clear he was joking. He says, "I can't be sorry for what I said. It's against my nature." (AP)
