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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0930_jason_aldean_npg_article\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/09/30/0930-jason-aldean-npg-article-3.jpg\" /&gt;Country music superstar &lt;strong&gt;Jason Aldean&lt;/strong&gt; says his very open public display of affection with a former \"&lt;strong&gt;American Idol&lt;/strong&gt;\" contestant -- who is NOT his wife -- was a huge, drunken mistake.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Jason released a statement today, apologizing for his indiscretion, after &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/30/jason-aldean-kissing-american-idol-brittany-kerr-photos/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TMZ posted pictures&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; early this morning of the country singer and \"A.I.\" castoff&lt;strong&gt; Brittany Kerr&lt;/strong&gt; getting up close and personal -- hugging, touching, and flirting at a very popular, crowded bar on the Sunset Strip (&lt;em&gt;above&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Jason -- who has been married since 2001 -- says, \"The truth is that I screwed up. I had too much to drink, let the party get out of hand and acted inappropriately at a bar.\"&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;He says, \"I ultimately ended up embarrassing my family and myself.\" And then adds, \"I left alone and that's the end of the story.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2012/09/29/jason-aldean-brittany-kerr-american-idol/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"10_01_JASON_ALDEAN_PDA_FOOTER\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/10/01/10-01-jason-aldean-pda-footer-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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