Repentence is not...

There is a profanity at the end of this short clip, but it reveals the attitude of the speaker.

It's worth noting for anyone else who doesn't speak Latin that mea culpa is an admission of guilt, "I'm guilty". You can see 'me' in the first word and our English culpable comes from the second word.

Will the public perceive you in a new light?

Mel answers,

"I certainly hope so, it is a while back, and you know, I've done all the
necessary mea culpas, so let's move on, dude."

Repentence is not saying or doing something in order to get people off your back.