After suffering a thorough drumming online, feminist comedian Sarah Silverman has officially apologized (sort of) for throwing a comedy club owner under the bus for paying her less due to what she originally claimed was gender discrimination. In her mia culpa, Silverman unsuprisingly managed to work in a shot at those "maniacs" still skeptical of her gender wage gap crusade.

Silverman's been promoting the #EqualPayDay campaign for months now. Her contributions have featured a video announcing that she was getting a sex change to fight unequal pay and, more recently, a moment where she recounted a story of supposed gender discrimination at the hands of New York Comedy Club's Al Martin 16 years ago. Silverman accused Martin of only paying her $10 for a show while he paid a male performer, Todd Barry, $60. The reason, she suggested: the gender pay gap.

But, as TruthRevolt reported, when Martin learned of the accusation, he took to Facebook to call out the false accusation, explaining that she was graciously paid at a lower rate because she "ask[ed] to perform" and was "not booked," as opposed to the male performer. Most clubs, Martin pointed out, wouldn't have paid her at all.

Silverman has now semi-recanted via Salon, apologizing for apparently mischaracterizing the incident and making the mistake of naming Martin. But, of course, she also took the opportunity to blast those "maniacs who want to use this as a chit against women’s issues." Here's her full "apology":

Oh goodness.  All I can say is I remember that story exactly how I said it. I know that Todd called the club earlier in the day to let them know I was in town if they wanted me to do a set.  They put me up for a 15 min spot just after Todd’s 15 min spot. I didn’t expect to get paid, that’s not why I was there, but when I got off stage Al, the sweet club owner, paid me 10 bucks and I signed the payment sheet. I was like, oh, nice.  I inferred from that that this was a paid spot not a guest spot.  Either way I would have been fine.  Then when Todd pointed out that he received 60 dollars for the same spot I went back inside and asked Al why Todd got sixty dollars and I got ten. That’s when he certainly could have said “Because it was a guest spot, Sarah.  I was just being super nice and gave you ten dollars for cab money.” But instead, (and I will always remember this exactly how he said it because it was unbelievably hilarious) he said, “Oh- did you want a $60 spot?”

My regret is that I mentioned Al by name- it should have been a nameless, faceless anecdote and he has always been lovely to me.

This is also HARDLY an example of the wage gap and can only do that very true reality a terrible disservice if I were trying to make it one.  When I was interviewed by Levo, they asked me “Do you remember a time you were paid less for the same job” and this story, being just that, popped into my head.   To Al, I truly am sorry to bring you into this as you employ women and pay them the same as the men I’m sure.  To the maniacs who want to use this as a chit against women’s issues, I ask that you please don’t.  Because that would be super shitty. Feel free to aim your vitriol at me but leave this issue of working women out of it, K?

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