British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson says he is “horrified to have caused so much hurt” with a scathing column about Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, that attracted a flood of complaints.
FILE - Co-host Jeremy Clarkson attends Amazon Studio's"The Grand Tour" season two premiere screening and party at Duggal Greenhouse on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in New York. British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson says he is horrified to have caused so much hurt with a scathing column about Prince Harrys wife Meghan that attracted a flood of complaints.
The press regulator said it had received more than 6,000 complaints about the column – almost half as many as the total number of complaints it received last year. “I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future,” he wrote on Twitter. Clarkson’s column was condemned by public figures including Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who called it “deeply misogynist and just downright awful and horrible.”
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