Britain’s Sun newspaper has apologised for publishing a column by British tv presenter Jeremy Clarkson about Prince Harry’s spouse Meghan, days after it turned the UK press requirements regulator’s most complained about article.
“We at The Sun regret the publication of this article and we are sincerely sorry,” the newspaper stated in an announcement, including that the article had been faraway from its web site and archives.
In the column revealed final week, Clarkson, who gained worldwide fame as presenter of motoring present Top Gear, wrote of Meghan: “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
Britain’s Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) regulator stated on Tuesday it had acquired greater than 17,500 complaints, probably the most about any article because it was established in 2014.
More than 60 lawmakers signed a letter written by Caroline Nokes, chair of parliament’s Women and Equalities Select Committee, to the editor of the Sun warning such articles contribute to a local weather of hatred and violence in opposition to girls.
In an announcement tweeted on Monday, Clarkson stated he was “horrified to have caused so much hurt” and could be “more careful in future”.
