Drunk University of Connecticut ‘mac and cheese’ student issues YouTube apology

Student urges all those who have offered donations of the food to send it to 'a lot of hungry people out there'

(Luke Gatti/YouTube)

He landed himself in a whole lot of trouble after his request for bacon, jalapeño mac and cheese went so horribly wrong, gathering millions of views on YouTube in the process within days.

Now, 19-year-old University of Connecticut (UConn) student, Luke Gatti, has taken to YouTube again – only this time it’s to issue an apology for his actions which saw him be arrested.

The student was recently filmed late at night beginning a very expletive and physical dispute with a restaurant employee at his student union after being refused service for being drunk and drinking while underage on the premises.

After being tackled to the ground by staff until police arrived on the scene, Gatti was arrested and charged with breach of peace in the second degree and criminal trespass in the first degree.

‘Ashamed’ of his actions in the new online clip, Gatti apologises to all the staff in the restaurant – especially the manager who, he says, ‘was just doing his job’. He adds: “He gave me so many chances to walk away and I didn’t listen to him. I was just a complete a****le to him instead and no-one deserves to be treated that way, like, ever.”

Watch Gatti’s apology in full:

Acknowledging how he has problems he is addressing, he says being exposed online was a ‘serious wake-up call’, further apologising to all friends and family for ‘completely disappointing them and letting them down’ as well as to the university body, too, for ‘representing it so poorly’.

According to HuffPost, the student is still attending UConn, although a university spokeswoman said there will be a disciplinary process which could result in some sort of sanction.

And to top off Gatti’s apology? Addressing all those who have been offering donations of mac and cheese to the student who once wanted it so badly, he says: “Please, just send it to your local food pantry. There’s [sic] a lot of hungry people out there.”