High-spirited actor and gonzo icon Gary Busey has apologized for what some regarded as an overenthusiastic introduction to actress Jennifer Garner at last month's Academy Awards, an event that we personally will never be able to link to enough times. Busey, who was himself nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1978 The Buddy Holly Story (and who, more recently, won the Best Supporting Actor prize at the 2003 DVD Premiere Awards for his work in Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, repeatedly interrupted Ryan Seacrest while Seacrest was conducting interviews on the red carpet for the E! channel, then compounded the offense by giving Laura Linney a peck on the cheek and attempting to climb Garner so that he could nap in her coiffure. In an e-mail released by his clean-up crew, Busey said that he "meant no disrespect to Ms. Jennifer Garner when I met her at the Oscars and apologize if I made her uncomfortable." He added that he hadn't realized at first that there was an interview going on and that he then started to withdraw but, "suddenly Ryan introduced her to me." For the record, we love Gary Busey and heartily endorse his tactic of shifting blame to Ryan Seacrest, so much so that we plan to use it the next time we fall behind in our student loan payments or forget not to look directly at the bank's security camera. But he should always remember: if you're going to hug Jennifer Garner, wear a helmet!