He continued, “Never would I intend to disrespect in any way, shape or form.

This experience has taught me a valuable lesson as to the context and the nuance of editorial liberties.”

“I like to think that I’ve never been like that.

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And that has been done to me as well, in return.”

“There’s something wonderful about a man chasing a woman,” he went on to say.

“There’s a traditional approach to that, which is nice.

I think a woman should be wooed and chased, but maybe I’m old-fashioned for thinking that.

It’s very difficult to do that if there are certain rules in place.

“Now you really can’t pursue someone further than, ‘No’.

It’s like, ‘OK, cool’.

But then there’s the, ‘Oh why’d you give up?’

And it’s like, ‘Well, because I didn’t want to go to jail?'”