The Sun has apologised for a column written by its former editor Kelvin MacKenzie in which he compared Everton and England footballer Ross Barkley to a gorilla.
In the apology printed today (22 April), the newspaper claimed it had been unaware of Barkley’s heritage – his grandfather was born in Nigeria – and that there was “never any slur intended”.
In the column, which ran earlier this month, MacKenzie said that Barkley’s eyes had given him a “similar feeling when seeing a gorilla at the zoo” and he was “certain not only are the lights not on, there is definitely nobody at Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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