Female reporter targeted by Cam Newton apologizes for offensive tweets

Jourdan Rodrigue, the female sports reporter whose question Cam Newton laughed at during a news conference Wednesday has had an interesting 24 hours, to say the least.

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Rodrigue found herself in some hot water on Thursday after someone dug up old racist and offensive tweets of hers from four or five years ago.

She apologized for the tweets today on Twitter:

Newton and Rodrigue continue to receive backlash from fans on both sides.

Newton issued his own apology Thursday night.