{"id":72362,"date":"2026-01-12T16:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/?p=72362"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:23:41","slug":"i-can-admit-that-this-was-wrong-bayoumi-fouad-apologized-to-mohamed-sallam-after-years-of-no-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/news\/i-can-admit-that-this-was-wrong-bayoumi-fouad-apologized-to-mohamed-sallam-after-years-of-no-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Can Admit That This Was Wrong\u201d Bayoumi Fouad Apologized to Mohamed Sallam after Years of No Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Bayoumi Fouad has publicly apologized to Mohamed Sallam after years of silence between them, marking a turning point in one of the most talked-about disputes to come out of Riyadh Season 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTaDnMMDCRn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTaDnMMDCRn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Lovin Cairo | \u0644\u0648\u06a4\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0629 (@lovincairo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While appearing on Sha\u2019et Taawon with Hossam Dagher, Bayoumi addressed Sallam directly, offering words that many viewers saw as sincere and overdue.<\/p>\n<p>He wished him success, said he knows his true character, and emphasized that God knows what is in people\u2019s hearts. Bayoumi added that he hopes everything passes peacefully, that Sallam understands who he truly is, and that he hopes he continues to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>He ended his message with a clear apology, saying he was sorry&#8230;a simple but powerful moment after years of tension.<\/p>\n<h3>The 2023 moment that changed everything<\/h3>\n<p>The fallout between the two actors dates back to Riyadh Season 2023, at the height of the war on Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Mohamed Sallam announced that he would not travel to perform in a comedy play, in which he was supposed to play alongside Fouad, explaining that he could not bring himself to make people laugh while children in Palestine were being killed.<\/p>\n<p>His decision was widely praised by many, but it also triggered strong reactions in the entertainment world.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly afterward, Bayoumi Fouad appeared in a clip that quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p>In it, he said he could understand canceling a performance, but that he could not understand what he described as \u201cinsulting the profession\u201d or abandoning one\u2019s art. Many viewers interpreted the remarks as a direct criticism of Sallam, and the exchange quickly escalated across social media.<\/p>\n<p>Next:<a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/news\/mohamed-alabbar-couldnt-stop-gushing-about-egypt-at-the-billion-followers-summit\/\"> Mohamed Alabbar Couldn\u2019t Stop Gushing About Egypt At The Billion Followers Summit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bayoumi Fouad has publicly apologized to Mohamed Sallam after years of silence between them, marking a turning point in one of the most talked-about disputes to come out of Riyadh Season 2023. &nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; A post shared by Lovin Cairo | \u0644\u0648\u06a4\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0629 (@lovincairo) While appearing on Sha\u2019et Taawon with &hellip; ","protected":false},"author":4460,"featured_media":72364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[430],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image":{"ID":72364,"id":72364,"title":"Copy of Lovin Cairo - 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