The Duke and Duchess of Sussex criticized the Sun’s apology about Jeremy Clarkson’s column as “nothing more than publicity”.
Prince Harry and Meghan criticize Jeremy Clarkson’s apology
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex criticized the Sun’s apology about Jeremy Clarkson’s column as “nothing more than publicity”.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex criticized the Sun’s apology about Jeremy Clarkson’s column as “nothing more than publicity”.
column in which Clarkson said he hated Meghan. “At the cellular level” received more than 20,000 complaints.
A spokesperson for the couple accused Sun of exploiting “Hate, violence and misogyny”
“A true apology will be a change in reporting and ethical standards for everyone,” they said.
“Unfortunately, we didn’t hold our breath.”
A spokesperson described Clarkson’s comments as “dangerous” and added, “The fact that the Sun did not contact the Duchess of Sussex to apologize. show their intentions This is nothing more than a PR stunt.”
On Friday, The Sun said it regretted publishing the news anchor’s column and “sincerely apologized”.
It says that the columnist’s opinions are their own. But as a publisher “Free expression comes with responsibility.”
The article became the most-complained article by the Independent Press Standards Organization (Ipso). Clarkson requested removal from Sun’s website.
Ipso said it had received more than 17,500 complaints by 09:00 GMT on Tuesday, rising to 20,800 by 17:00.
In place of this article, Sun’s website contains a copy of the tweet from Clarkson. which he said he He said he was “very shocked to have suffered a serious injury” and “will be more careful in the future”.
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Clarkson’s column, published Dec. 16, was widely criticized on social media, and his daughter, Emily, said: She stood up against everything her father had written about the Duchess.
ITV’s head of media and entertainment, Kevin Lygo, called Clarkson’s comments “terrible” but said there were no plans to replace him as host of the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? game show.
The column comes after Prince Harry and Meghan’s six-episode series on Netflix, in which the pair discussed their relationship with UK media.
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in the original column Clarkson said. “At night I couldn’t sleep as I gnashed my teeth and dreamed about the day when she [Meghan] was forced to go naked through the streets of every city in England, crowds chanting ‘Shame!’ and throwing excrement at her.
“Everybody my age thinks the same way,” he adds. “But what despaired me was the young people. especially girls think she’s pretty cool They thought she was a prisoner of Buckingham Palace. Forced to say nothing but needlework and kittens.”
In his tweet after being criticized Clarkson said he was referring to a “clumsy” Game of Thrones scene that “sets off badly with a lot of people”.
elsewhere in the column Clarkson also compared his hatred for the Duchess of Sussex to his feelings for Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and serial killer Rose West.
In response, Ms Sturgeon said that Clarkson’s comments about Meghan were “unreasonable”. “It’s grossly racist and terrible.”
Sturgeon: Clarkson’s Meghan column is ‘profoundly misogynist’
Nicola Sturgeon said she felt “pity” for men like Jeremy Clarkson and warned that “words have consequences”.
The First Minister was speaking after the TV presenter wrote a column for The Sun in which he compared his hatred for the Duchess of Sussex to his feelings for Ms Sturgeon and Rose West.
Mrs. Sturgeon said Clarkson’s words about Meghan were “Profoundly and terriblely hate women.”
Mr Clarkson said he was “very shocked” to have suffered so many injuries.
The column drew more than 6,000 complaints to Ipso, an independent media standards organization.
In it, Clarkson said he felt sorry for Prince Harry. After the airing of the Netflix documentary Harry and Meghan
West is a serial killer who, along with her husband Fred, killed at least 12 young girls over a 20-year period.
Ms Sturgeon said: “I think what he says about Meghan Markle is grossly abusive of women and it’s awful and absolutely horrifying.
“The overwhelming emotions I have for a guy like Jeremy. Clarkson is pity.
“I can’t even imagine what it must be like to be consumed and distorted by hated people. and in his case It seems especially feminine. that you end up writing as benign harassment.”
She added: “The harassment he threw at Meghan Markle had consequences. Words have consequences, if they incite hatred against a particular person, there are some who try to do that.”
In a tweet on Monday Clarkson admitted to the backlash against his newspaper column.
He said, “Oh honey, I’d rather mess with it.”
He described a scene on TV show Game of Thrones as “clumsy.”
“I was shocked that it caused so much pain. And I will be more careful in the future,” he said.
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Jeremy Clarkson stars in the Amazon Prime Video series The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm, and hosts Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? for ITV