Why would anyone apologize if there is a suit coming. That’s simply an admission of guilt.
Yes, but that it how it works. They would first ask for an apology and a retraction—essentially if they publicly admit they “lied” or misspoke and that they were “wrong” that could be enough to avoid a defamation suit which is based on their public statement claiming things that they believe aren’t true. that damage their reputation. If they don’t do it, they will sue.
You’re assuming they are goig to file a suit. I’m betting they won’t. With all the public evidence against Epps, they won’t want open themselves up to ‘Discovery’.