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Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle column sun-deleted – The Hollywood Reporter

December 25, 2022

The Sun has published an apology for leading a column by British TV personality Jeremy Clarkson on Meghan Markle who was condemned for being “deeply misogynistic”.

The British tabloid published Clarkson’s article on Dec. 16, the day after the second half of episodes of Markle and Prince Harry’s widely-watched Netflix docuseries were released. Harry and Meghanwhich sees the couple reveal new behind-the-scenes information about their treatment of both the British press and the royal family, ultimately leading to their split from royal life.

the old Top of the line The host wrote in his column that Prince Harry was ‘controlled’ by Markle and that he ‘dreamed of the day when she would be forced to parade naked through the streets of every city in Britain as the crowds chanted’ Shame! and throw pieces of excrement at it.

The newspaper on Friday apologized for running the column and removed the article from its website and archives, noting in a post on its website that the column had “provoked a strong reaction and led to a large number of complaints to IPSO, the independent press”. regulator.”

The Hollywood Reporter reported that it led to 6,000 complaints three days after it was published.

“The opinions of columnists are their own, but as a publisher we realize that with freedom of expression comes responsibility. We at The Sun regret the publication of this article and we sincerely apologize,” the statement read in part.

The column – which targets Markle in the way she and Prince Harry typically portray when discussing UK tabloids in Harry and Meghan – received swift backlash, including from Clarkson’s daughter, podcast host Emily Clarkson, who said: “My opinions are and always have been clear when it comes to misogyny, bullying and the treatment of women through the media. I want to make it very clear that I oppose everything my dad has written about Meghan Markle and continue to support those who are targeted by hate online.

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, who was also named in the column as someone Clarkson “hates” on a “cellular level”, called the article “deeply misogynistic”. She said Time“I think what he said about Meghan Markle was deeply misogynistic and downright awful and horrible.”

On Monday, Clarkson responded to the response but did not apologize. “Oh dear. I kinda stepped foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made an awkward reference to a scene from game of thrones and it went wrong with a lot of people. I am horrified to have caused so much harm and I will be more careful in the future,” he wrote on Twitter about the reference to Cersei’s (Lena Headey) memorable moment in Game of thrones.

Clarkson, who in 2015 was fired as a host of the BBC car show after punching a producer, is the star of the Amazon Prime Video series The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farmand also hosts Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? for ITV. ITV said there were no plans to take action after the chronicle, while Amazon has yet to comment on the upcoming season.