The host of Amazon's 'The Grand Tour' wrote in tabloid newspaper The Sun that he hated the former Meghan Markle 'on a cellular level.'
LONDON — British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson said Monday 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.
Media watchdog the Independent Press Standards Organization said it had received more than 12,000 complaints about the column by Monday — close to the total number of complaints it received in all of 2021.Clarkson, who made his name as the combative host of the BBC car show"Top Gear," said the public shaming image was"a clumsy reference" to a scene in"Game of Thrones.
Clarkson's column followed the release of a six-part Netflix documentary about Harry and Meghan's acrimonious split from the British royal family. The couple quit royal duties and moved to California in 2020, citing a lack of support from the palace and racist press treatment of Meghan, who is biracial.
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