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College student apologizes for mac and cheese tirade in viral video

Posted at 9:16 PM, Oct 13, 2015
and last updated 2015-10-13 21:23:52-04

STORRS, Conn. — The University of Connecticut student who was arrested after berating and pushing campus staff when they refused to sell him bacon jalapeno mac and cheese, has apologized.

In a video posted to his YouTube account, Luke Gatti, 19, apologized for arguing with campus staff who refused to serve him because he seemed intoxicated and had an open container of alcohol with him.

“I want to start by apologizing to all the staff involved, especially the manager. He was just doing his job. He gave me so many chances to walk away, and I didn’t listen to him,” Gatti said. “No one deserves to be treated that way, ever.”

Gatti goes on to say he is ashamed of the viral video he was at the center of and this was serious a “wake-up call.”

In the video, Gatti also apologized to his family and friends saying he disappointed them despite their support of him over the years.

The 19-year-old ends his apology by saying that instead of sending him mac and cheese, people should donate the food to their local food pantries. “There’s a lot of hungry people out there,” he said.