Williams issued an apology, saying he had "misremembered" the story in his head and it had been a genuine accident, but many critics accused Williams of fabricating the story and called for his resignation.
Williams mengeluarkan permintaan maaf, mengatakan ia memiliki "misremembered" cerita di kepalanya dan sudah kecelakaan asli, tapi banyak kritikus menuduh Williams fabrikasi cerita dan menyerukan pengunduran dirinya.