Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle Column Censured By UK Regulator For “Prejudicial Reference To Duchess Of Sussex’s Sex”

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The controversial Jeremy Clarkson Sun column last year slamming Meghan Markle has been censured for “a pejorative and prejudicial reference to the Duchess of Sussex’s sex,” but escaped punishment for harassing her or being prejudicial on grounds of race.

UK newspaper regulator IPSO has immediately ordered Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper to publish a summary of the findings on the same page as the column appears along with the front page and on its website.

IPSO ruled that the former Top Gear host’s column, titled “One day, Harold the glove puppet will tell the truth about A Woman Talking B*****ks,” contained a “pejorative and prejudicial reference to the Duchess’ sex.” The column, which was published in December 2022, said Markle should be “made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!” and throw lumps of excrement at her” — a reference to a famous walk of atonement scene involving Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) in Season 5 of Game of Thrones.

It caused immense fallout, with Amazon’s Prime Video likely dropping the Clarkson’s Farm host in the future and ITV, which airs the Clarkson-hosted Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, facing tricky questions.