The Polish paving CEO who was caught on camera stealing a signed hat from a child at the U.S. Open last week is finally trying to smooth things over. Article content

Piotr Szczerek, the chief executive of paving stone company Drogbruk, issued an apology on social media on Monday, saying that his actions were a “serious mistake.” Article content Article content

Szczerek said he believed Polish tennis star Kamil Majchrzak was signing the hat for him to give to his sons. Majchrzak instead handed the hat to a young boy and then Szczerek snatched it out of his hands and quickly put it into a bag that his wife was holding.

The incident quickly went viral, with Drogbruk becoming slammed with negative online reviews after Szczerek’s identity was revealed.

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