'Orange is the New Black' star Taryn Manning regrets detailing explicit affair with married man

Taryn Manning has issued a lengthy apology after revealing to the public she had an affair with a married man. The 44-year-old acknowledged what she did was wrong and asked for privacy.

"Over the past few days, I've had some time to reflect on the situation I've been dealing with. I was deeply hurt and handled things on a public platform when I should've just dealt with them quietly with the support of my close friends and family. I felt a lot of Guilt After exposing everything and thought maybe the best resolution to the situation would be to say I lied about it all, but that is not the truth," she wrote to Instagram. Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.

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"I started a relationship with somebody who was married and told me he would leave his wife," she reiterated. "In the end, I found out that wasn't possible. I pride myself on being an ethical and kind person. I know what I did was wrong, but the heart makes you do crazy things sometimes," she explained.