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Man who slapped TV reporter says it was "a misjudge in character"

The man accused of slapping a TV reporter's bottom while she was on the air is telling his side of the story. Alex Bozarjian was covering a fun run for her Savannah, Georgia, station on Saturday. In a video clip, seen more than 11 million times, a runner is seen coming up behind her and apparently strike her on the bottom. In an interview with "Inside Edition," 43-year-old Tommy Callaway says he went to wave to the camera and got caught up in the moment.
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