Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits 'unfortunate' slip, promises to stop drinking
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}May 24, 2013: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reads a statement to the media at City Hall in Toronto. (AP)
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits that he had an "unfortunate" slip this week after pledging to give up drinking alcohol.
A new video of Ford emerged Tuesday that shows him rambling, swearing and slurring his words, while trying to imitate a Jamaican accent.
Ford said he feels no need to apologize for his "personal, private setback," but plans to "definitely" give up alcohol again, the Toronto Sun reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I just don't want to get into it," he told the Toronto Sun. "I am not perfect. Something happened when I was out with friends. What can I do?"
Ford said in the video he was just joking around with friends and did not mean to be derogatory.
"I have a lot of Jamaican friends," he told the paper. "Of course, I am close with a lot of Jamaican people and this is how we talk to each other."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ford said he is "human" and that people "know I do want to change my life."
"You fall off the horse, you get back on the horse," he said. "That is what I am doing."