The rise of social media has brought with it a morbid fascination with the cheesy celebrities of yesteryear. Whether it's the Hoff himself posing in a speedo while rescuing Hurrican Katrina victims, Mr. T throwing Snickers Bars at some unsuspecting fool, or the latest amazing Chuck Norris fact, inboxes, forums and blogs are full with celebrities of dubious class.

The latest is a certain Robert Matthew Van Winkle - known as Vanilla Ice to his adoring public. Embarrassingly enough, his single Ice Ice Baby became the first hip hop single to top the Billboard Charts. The song also happened to bear more than just a passing resemblance to Queen's Under Pressure.

Now, perhaps in an attempt to regain some of his former, uhm, glory (or to make a quick buck from Virgin Mobile), Robert has done the unthinkable. He's said sorry.