Man Who Said ‘If I Get Corona, I Get Corona,’ Is Sorry

A mobile police tower overlooks an area of South Beach that the city closed in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Miami Beach, Florida on March 17, 2020. Miami Beach city officials closed the area of the beach that is popular with college spring breakers and asked them to refrain from large gatherings where COVID-19 could spread. Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images

A man who made headlines saying that he would continue to party in Florida amid the coronavirus pandemic has issued an apology.

“If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not gonna let it stop me from partying,” Brady Sluder told news outlets last week in Miami, which drew international headlines and widespread condemnation. “We’re just out here having a good time. Whatever happens, happens.”