Columbus Short Issues Apology, Owns Up To His Mistakes & Cocaine Use!

Columbus Short must have taken a moment to reflect on his reckless behavior and had an “a-ha!” moment. He is now apologizing to his supporters and owning up to his mistakes. Meanwhile, SONY suffered a privacy breach and emails have been leaked. And we've learned they're calling Kevin Hart money hungry. More inside….

Former “Scandal” star Columbus Short has been traveling down a road of destruction since news broke that he allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill his estranged wife Tanee McCall-Short. Once labeled a domestic abuser, he lost his role on one of the hottest primetime television shows, been involved in physical altercations with various people and was even on the run (espcaing to carnival in Barbados) after being served a bench warrant for being a no-show in court.

Now…the troubled star 32-year-old actor is feeling apologetic for his actions and wants to own up to his mistakes. In a letter he posted to Instagram, Columbus thanked everyone who has stood by him during a dark chapter in his life and he owned up to the “mismanagement of his mind, body and spirit.”  But he never totally confesses tot he domestic abuse.

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then he went on Access Hollywood with an admission about his cocaine use:


“I’ll be candid: I was struggling with drugs,” the 32-year-old former Scandal star told Access Hollywood. “I had a lot on my plate, and you know, I was using unhealthy ways to kind of self-medicate and deal with a lot of heavy duty stuff in my life… I was doing cocaine and drinking a lot, and trying to balance a 16-hour work schedule a day, and a family, and I just lost myself back then.”

And he even admits Shonda Rhimes and his "Scandal" co-stars covered for him:

“And if we’re going to be fully transparent, they protected me and they held me down. And that was one of the real reasons – they just wanted me to get my stuff together. Sometimes the bottom has to be dropped out for you to really get it,” Columbus said. “So I moved to Atlanta. I’ve been living there for the last five months, five-and-a-half months, and it’s just been great. It’s been life-changing.”

Glad he's recognizing his mistakes and trying to make it right...if genuine. Think he’ll ever be vindicated?