Moby grabs the mail in Los Angeles... amid growing backlash surrounding ...

He attempted to make amends for his claims about Natalie Portman via social media yesterday, posting a lengthy text explanation on his Instagram page.

But on Sunday, Moby had other errands to run as he picked up the mail outside his home in Los Angeles.

The 53-year-old singer/songwriter donned a casual grey hooded sweatshirt with the New York Police Department logo across his chest.  

Bad week: Moby was spotted picking up some mail while donning a casual, grey NYPD hoodie

Bad week: Moby was spotted picking up some mail while donning a casual, grey NYPD hoodie

Richard Melville Hall, more commonly known by his stage name Moby, did not smile as he walked along the road on Sunday. 

The Grammy nominated musician looked comfortable as he sported a grey hoodie and blue denim jeans.

He wore a white cap to shade his head and blue trainers to protect his feet.

Moby's white beard was neat, but long, and he wore a pair of sophisticated black eyeglasses.

Sad face: Richard Melville Hall, more commonly known by his stage name Moby, did not smile as he walked along the road on Sunday

Self care sunday: Moby's white beard was neat, but long, and he wore a pair of sophisticated black eyeglasses

Sad face: Richard Melville Hall, more commonly known by his stage name Moby, did not smile as he walked along the road on Sunday

It appeared as if the author hadn't left the house in a while, as he was seen carrying a large stack of mail.

Just yesterday, Moby publicly apologized to Natalie Portman after boasting about his relationship with with the then 18-year-old in his memoir Then It All Fell Apart.

The actress had contested the nature of their past relationship, and charactered him as a 'creepy old man,' but Moby initially doubled down on his recollection instead of apologizing.

In his apology, posted on Instagram on Saturday, he said he accepted he was wrong for including their so-called relationship in the book without giving her forewarning, and that, given the 14-year age gap between the pair, he admitted he should have 'acted more responsibly and respectfully' when they first met in Austin, Texas in 1999.

Errand running: It appeared as if the author hadn't left the house in a while, as he was seen carrying a large stack of mail

Errand running: It appeared as if the author hadn't left the house in a while, as he was seen carrying a large stack of mail

'As some time has passed I've realized that many of the criticisms leveled at me regarding my inclusion of Natalie in Then It Fell Apart are very valid,' he wrote, continuing, 'I also fully recognize that it was truly inconsiderate of me to not let her know about her inclusion in the book beforehand, and equally inconsiderate for me to not fully respect her reaction.

But, he said, 'I have a

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