Better late than never, right? The Sun newspaper has said it regrets the publication of a Jeremy Clarkson column about the Duchess of Sussex and is “sincerely sorry.” Here’s what you need to know.
In a statement, the newspaper said: “Columnists’ opinions are their own, but as a publisher, we realize that with free expression comes responsibility. We at The Sun regret the publication of this article and we are sincerely sorry.”
The Sun Finally Apologizes For Jeremy Clarkson’s Hateful Column About Meghan Markle
The paper added that the article had also been removed from as its archives and website. It comes after the piece, in which Clarkson said he “hated” Meghan Markle, became the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s (Ipso) most complained-about article.
In the piece, published on Sunday, the former Top Gear presenter wrote that he lay awake at night grinding his teeth, consumed by thoughts of the duchess. He said he dreamed of Meghan being forced “to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her,” adding: “Everyone who’s my age thinks the same way.”
Ipso said the piece, which was removed from The Sun’s website on Monday at Clarkson’s request, had received more than 17,500 complaints as of last week. A group of more than 60 MPs from both sides of the House wrote to the editor of The Sun condemning the column “in the strongest terms.”
They demanded the newspaper take action, claiming the “hateful” piece contributed to an “unacceptable climate of hate and violence.” In the Sun’s statement, the paper says it has a “proud history of campaigning” for a number of good causes, and has “helped to bring about new legislation on domestic abuse, provided beds in refuges, closed harmful loopholes in the law and empowered survivors of abuse to come forward and seek help.”
Clarkson said he was “horrified to have caused so much hurt” following the backlash and that he would “be more careful in future.”
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