Investigation launched into Jeremy Clarkson’s vile Meghan Markle column after piece receives more than 25,000 complaints-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro

The article became the most complained-about ever at Ipso (Picture: Getty/AP)

An investigation has been launched into Jeremy Clarkson’s vile Meghan Markle column after the piece received more than 25,000 complaints.

The article in question, which was published in December on The Sun and later removed, became the most complained-about ever at Ipso (Independent Press Standards Organisation).

The regulator said it was taking forward complaints from two groups, The Fawcett Society and The Wilde Foundation, which said that they were affected by breaches of Clause 1 (Accuracy), Clause 3 (Harassment) and Clause 12 (Discrimination) in the article.

In the piece, Clarkson said he ‘hated’ Meghan and had dreamed of her being paraded through British towns and publicly shamed.

‘We will make public the outcome of this investigation through our website and on our social media channels when it is concluded,’ Ipso said, after receiving 25,100 complaints in total regarding the piece.

In Clarkson’s original article, which has since been taken down from the website, he said that he hated the Duchess of Sussex on a ‘cellular level’.

Meghan and Prince Harry issued a response to Clarkson’s apology (Picture: Chris Jackson/Pool/Getty Images)

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