Yes, apology statements must be pre-approved by the plaintiff’s legal team.
The legal beagles should try to engage Mark Steyn to write the approved apology statements.
Steyn won some suit in Canada, and as part of the settlement, he drafted the public apology release.
The losing side took one look, and said "We can't release this. It would make us look like a bunch of idiots."
Nonetheless, they ended up releasing the Steyn-penned apology.