Damned if you do nothing, and then damned if what you do is a transparent and empty attempt to evade anything like personal or corporate responsibility going fo

Damned if you do nothing, and then damned if what you do is a transparent and empty attempt to evade anything like personal or corporate responsibility going forward. Especially damned if you're a very well known quantity, and what is known about you is less than flattering. Doesn't trip off the tongue quite so nicely, but it has the benefit of being true.