BREAKING: US Open hat snatcher who is millionaire CEO issues grovelling apology after backlash

The millionaire CEO who snatched a cap from the hands of a young tennis fan at the US Open has issued a grovelling apology after receiving a wave of backlash. Piotr Szczerek, the head of a Polish paving company, was caught stealing a hat after Kamil Majchrzak went to the crowd to give away his hat following his win in New York.

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