“Got Carried Away”: Shaun White Had to Apologize for His Bad Demeanour at Black Keys Wedding in 2012

Shaun White, a retired 3-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, is not only known for his sport but also for his appearances in talk shows and movies. Once White attended a wedding of a popular American rock duo member. White’s joy at the wedding of The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney in 2012 with his family and friends knew no bounds. Unfortunately, what happened after the party, though, wasn’t pleasant.

In an old video, Shaun is striking a casual conversation about his important life events. Shaun White showed exceptional snowboarding skills as a child. Seeing that, the legendary snowboarder, Tony Hawk, spotted him and started training with him. He surfed towards record victories with five Olympic medals and many other championships in his 20-year-long career. White retired announced his retirement during the Beijing Olympics 2022.

White expresses apology

Surrounded by family and friends, Shaun White was ecstatic beyond measure. White drank shot after shot with no restriction on how many vodka shots he took. After a point, it went overboard, and things went sideways. Before the snowboarding champion could let the joy sink in, he was slammed with an arrest. But later, he took to the media to express his apologies.

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White said, “I want to apologize for the unwise choices I made over the weekend and for any inconvenience it caused my family, friends, business partners, the hotel and their guests.” White explained, “I was celebrating a happy occasion with a ton of family and friends and got carried away.”

That is to say, the statements he made show that he was sorry for his behavior and conduct.

Shaun White faced public intoxication arrest for the same

Subsequently, White was found setting off a fire alarm, fleeing hotel staff and smashing a face, and trashing his hotel room, all considered acts of public misbehavior. As a result, a couple of days after the event, police arrested White for public intoxication.

One guest told that he saw White drink around 12-15 shots. Also, another guest said that Shaun carried his vodka bottle and drank with anyone who joined him.

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Recently, Shaun launched his podcast series on Spotify called Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. He expressed in an Instagram post that he was not sure which one he had more fun doing, the Olympics or the podcast. “What a wild ride!”