Newspaper “Sun” apologizes for hateful column against Meghan Scotland votes for controversial gender law – London considers intervention

The British tabloid ‘Sun’ has apologized for a hate column against Duchess Meghan. “Columnists have their own opinions, but as editors we know that freedom of speech comes with responsibility,” the paper said Friday night. “We at The Sun regret the publication of this article and are sincerely sorry.” Moderator Jeremy Clarkson’s contribution has been removed from both the website and the archive. The newspaper is owned by American entrepreneur Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation.

The December 17 text was in response to the Netflix series Harry and Meghan, in which the couple explained why they were stepping out of British royalty. Clarkson had stressed, “I hate Meghan.” He also fantasized that he wanted Prince Harry’s 41-year-old wife to be paraded naked through British cities and pelted with excrement by a mob. The post sparked outrage. Dozens of MPs, as well as Clarkson’s daughter Emily, criticized the text. The media regulator received a record number of complaints.

The 62-year-old then announced that he had made an “awkward” allusion to the “Game of Thrones” series. He announced that he would be more careful in the future. (saw/sda/dpa)