Jeremy Clarkson 'horrified' by Meghan Markle backlash after regulator reports 6,000 complaints
dailyrecord.co.ukJeremy Clarkson has released a statement saying he is "horrified to have caused so much hurt" following the backlash surrounding his comments about Meghan Markle.The former Top Gear presenter, 62, said in a column for The Sun that he “hated” the Duchess of Sussex and said he dreamed of her being paraded through British towns and publicly shamed.Now he has said he will "be more careful in future" after the piece attracted criticism from high-profile figures including Nicola Sturgeon and even his own daughter.In the column, Clarkson added that "everyone who's my age thinks the same way".The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) said it had received more than 6,000 complaints over the article - almost half the total number of complaints the media regulator received in 2021.Writing on Twitter on Monday, Clarkson wrote: "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."A spokesperson for Ipso told the PA news agency that the regulator had received over 6,000 complaints about Clarkson's article as of midday on Monday, and that the number was subject to change.He added that the complaints were were being assessed in accordance with its standard procedure.Ipso received a total of 14,355 complaints in 2021, the spokesman added.Clarkson's article followed the recent broadcast of Harry and Meghan's explosive six-part Netflix documentary, in which the couple made allegations of mistreatment by the royal family.Speaking to broadcasters on Monday, Nicola Sturgeon said Clarkson's comments about the duchess were
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