{"id":167311,"date":"2022-12-24T19:48:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T19:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/harry-and-meghan-call-the-suns-apology-for-jeremy-clarkson-column-a-pr-stunt\/"},"modified":"2022-12-24T19:48:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T19:48:11","slug":"harry-and-meghan-call-the-suns-apology-for-jeremy-clarkson-column-a-pr-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/harry-and-meghan-call-the-suns-apology-for-jeremy-clarkson-column-a-pr-stunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry And Meghan Call The Sun’s Apology For Jeremy Clarkson Column A ‘PR Stunt’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle blasted The Sun’s apology for its recent publication of a column in which Jeremy Clarkson made hateful comments about Meghan \u2015 dismissing the apology as \u201cnothing more than a PR stunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe fact that the Sun has not contacted The Duchess of Sussex to apologize shows their intent,\u201d the representative for the Susssexes said, in a statement shared with HuffPost on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhile the public absolutely deserves the publication’s regrets for their dangerous comments, we wouldn’t be in this situation if The Sun did not continue to profit off of and exploit hate, violence and misogyny,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cA true apology would be a shift in their coverage and ethical standards for all. Unfortunately, we’re not holding our breath.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last week, the former \u201cTop Gear\u201d host wrote in a column that he hates Meghan \u201con a cellular level,\u201d and described a lurid and debasing scenario he said he fantasizes about.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAt 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 Britain while the crowds chant ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her,\u201d Clarkson wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After major backlash to the column, the \u201cClarkson’s Farm\u201d personality offered a non-apology, writing on Twitter that he’d \u201crather put my foot in it\u201d with \u201ca clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Clarkson said he was \u201chorrified to have caused so much hurt\u201d and vowed to \u201cbe more careful in future,\u201d but did not make an actual apology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) December 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Sun offered an apology, and the article was taken down. It became the most complained-about article in the history of the UK’s Independent Press Standards Organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cColumnists’ opinions are their own, but as a publisher we realise that with free expression comes responsibility,\u201d a statement from the newspaper read. \u201cWe at The Sun regret the publication of this article and we are sincerely sorry. The article has been removed from our website and archives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Sun did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n