Except that's just not how it works. I wish it did. But releasing a statement does NOT prevent the media from reporting on it, citizen journalists and whomever from tweeting about it, and interviewers from asking about it.

That just isn't a realistic expectation.

So while the PR professional in me sits down and the human in me stands up, I'll just say that all accounts point to him being a raping ass rapist, and ultimately, there's precious little PR technique that will fix that.