Moby steps out to grab the mail in Los Angeles... amid growing backlash surrounding explosive new memoir

He attempted to make amends for his claims about Natalie Portman via social media yesterday, posting a lengthy text explanation on his Instagram page.

But on Sunday, Moby had other errands to run as he picked up the mail outside his home in Los Angeles.

The 53-year-old singer/songwriter donned a casual grey hooded sweatshirt with the New York Police Department logo across his chest.  

Bad week: Moby was spotted picking up some mail while donning a casual, grey NYPD hoodie

Bad week: Moby was spotted picking up some mail while donning a casual, grey NYPD hoodie

Richard Melville Hall, more commonly known by his stage name Moby, did not smile as he walked along the road on Sunday. 

The Grammy nominated musician looked comfortable as he sported a grey hoodie and blue denim jeans.

He wore a white cap to shade his head and blue trainers to protect his feet.

Moby's white beard was neat, but long, and he wore a pair of sophisticated black eyeglasses.

Sad face: Richard Melville Hall, more commonly known by his stage name Moby, did not smile as he walked along the road on Sunday
Self care sunday: Moby's white beard was neat, but long, and he wore a pair of sophisticated black eyeglasses

Sad face: Richard Melville Hall, more commonly known by his stage name Moby, did not smile as he walked along the road on Sunday

It appeared as if the author hadn't left the house in a while, as he was seen carrying a large stack of mail.

Just yesterday, Moby publicly apologized to Natalie Portman after boasting about his relationship with with the then 18-year-old in his memoir Then It All Fell Apart.

The actress had contested the nature of their past relationship, and charactered him as a 'creepy old man,' but Moby initially doubled down on his recollection instead of apologizing.

In his apology, posted on Instagram on Saturday, he said he accepted he was wrong for including their so-called relationship in the book without giving her forewarning, and that, given the 14-year age gap between the pair, he admitted he should have 'acted more responsibly and respectfully' when they first met in Austin, Texas in 1999.

Errand running: It appeared as if the author hadn't left the house in a while, as he was seen carrying a large stack of mail

Errand running: It appeared as if the author hadn't left the house in a while, as he was seen carrying a large stack of mail

'As some time has passed I've realized that many of the criticisms leveled at me regarding my inclusion of Natalie in Then It Fell Apart are very valid,' he wrote, continuing, 'I also fully recognize that it was truly inconsiderate of me to not let her know about her inclusion in the book beforehand, and equally inconsiderate for me to not fully respect her reaction.

But, he said, 'I have a lot of admiration for Natalie, for her intelligence, creativity, and animal rights activism, and I hate that I might have caused her and her family distress.'

'I tried to treat everyone I included in Then It Fell Apart with dignity and respect, but nonetheless it was truly inconsiderate for me to not let them know before the book was released,' The Porcelain singer added, saying 'So for that I apologize, to Natalie, as well as the other people I wrote about in Then It Fell Apart without telling them beforehand. Also I accept that given the dynamic of our almost 14 year age difference I absolutely should've acted more responsibly and respectfully when Natalie and I first met almost 20 years ago.'

His apology comes days after he made it clear he believed they were dating, despite the age difference.

It's too late to apologize: In his apology, posted on Instagram on Saturday, he said he accepted he was wrong for including their so-called relationship in the book without giving her forewarning, and that, given the 14-year age gap between the pair, he admitted he should have 'acted more responsibly and respectfully' when they first met in Austin, Texas in 1999 (posted May 25)

It's too late to apologize: In his apology, posted on Instagram on Saturday, he said he accepted he was wrong for including their so-called relationship in the book without giving her forewarning, and that, given the 14-year age gap between the pair, he admitted he should have 'acted more responsibly and respectfully' when they first met in Austin, Texas in 1999 (posted May 25)

He said at the time: 'I recently read a gossip piece wherein Natalie Portman said that we'd never dated. This confused me, as we did, in fact, date.

'And after briefly dating in 1999 we remained friends for years. I like Natalie, and I respect her intelligence and activism.

'But, to be honest, I can't figure out why she would actively misrepresent the truth about our (albeit brief) involvement.

'Ps I completely respect Natalie's possible regret in dating me (to be fair, I would probably regret dating me, too), but it doesn't alter the actual facts of our brief romantic history.'

Earlier in the week, Natalie Portman told Harper's Bazaar: 'I was surprised to hear that he characterized the very short time that I knew him as dating because my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school' (pictured in Los Angeles on April 25)

Earlier in the week, Natalie Portman told Harper's Bazaar: 'I was surprised to hear that he characterized the very short time that I knew him as dating because my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school' (pictured in Los Angeles on April 25)

Earlier in the week, Portman told Harper's Bazaar: 'I was surprised to hear that he characterized the very short time that I knew him as dating because my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school.'

'He said I was 20. I definitely wasn't. I was a teenager. I had just turned 18,' she added.

The mother-of-two also criticized the Moby's publisher for not checking the facts of the story, saying she thought it was a 'deliberate' attempt to sell books and called it 'disturbing'.

In his memoir, Moby has also claimed to have dated Christina Ricci and Lana del Rey.

Player: In his memoir, Moby has also claimed to have dated Christina Ricci and Lana del Rey (April 6)
Truth or fiction? Moby says he dated Lana del Ray more than 10 years ago when she was just 21  (Pictured in Los Angeles on May 21)

Player: In his memoir, Moby has also claimed to have dated Christina Ricci and Lana del Rey

 

 

 

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Moby grabs the mail in Los Angeles... amid growing backlash surrounding explosive new memoir

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