Columnist apologizes after forcing Rebel Wilson to come out

The Sydney Morning Herald has removed a column about Australian actor Rebel Wilson’s new relationship. Columnist Andrew Hornery has apologized after being accused of forcing Wilson into coming out, which she did last week.

In his first column on Wilson, Hornery stated that he had sent an email to Wilson, giving her a two-day deadline to respond to his plans to write about the relationship. Twitter users instantly responded to the column, calling it out as a threat to out the actor.

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Hornery wrote that his email was not meant to be a threat, but he could now see why it was seen as one. But in his initial column, Hornery writes about his disappointment with Wilson.

On Saturday, Hornery wrote that the paper had emailed Wilson’s representatives on Thursday morning, “giving her two days to comment on her new relationship with LA leisure wear designer Ramona Agruma.”

“Big mistake,” Hornery wrote. “Wilson opted to…

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