Rebel Wilson

Sydney: Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald took down an article on Monday after it set off a storm of accusations on social media that the ...

Hornery said he "genuinely regret (ted) that Rebel has found this hard. That was never my intention" and admitted that the paper had "mishandled steps in our approach". On Monday, the Sydney Morning Herald removed the online article and issued an apology from Hornery, who said putting questions to Wilson "was never intended to be a threat" to reveal her sexuality.

Australian celebrities have blasted a newspaper for attempting to 'out' Rebel Wilson before she went public with her new girlfriend Ramona Agruma on Friday.

'I assumed there was a good chance she might be happy to discuss it,' he explained. The publication messaged Rebel Wilson saying they would out her in 2 days - and is now complaining that she chose to announce her relationship with a woman herself. That was never my intention. He outed himself as crook room-reader, a sook and gossip columnist. And not in a good way babe.' Meshel Laurie also wrote on Instagram: 'This goes without saying, but we should all say it anyway I reckon.

The Sydney Morning Herald has apologised after giving the Pitch Perfect actress a two-day deadline to issue a statement on her relationship with a woman.

In the latest article, Mr Hornery writes: “It is not the Herald’s business to “out” people and that is not what we set out to do. Following the online backlash against the news outlet, Wilson wrote on Twitter: “Thanks for your comments, it was a very hard situation but trying to handle it with grace.” The following day, the Sydney Morning Herald revealed it had known about the relationship before it was public and had given Wilson two days to comment.

Sydney Morning Herald journalist admits 'mistakes were made' and apologises amid intense backlash of Rebel Wilson article on new relationship.

While insisting his email ‘was never intended to be a threat’ and was more to make it clear the reporter was ‘sufficiently confident’ his information was accurate, Hornery added: ‘It is not the Herald’s business to “out” people and that is not what we set out to do. The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else.’ He wrote on Monday: ‘I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard.

Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald took down an article on Monday after it set off a storm of accusations on social media that the publication had ...

Mr Hornery said he "genuinely regret(ted) that Rebel has found this hard. This was not the first time Ms Wilson has sparred with the Australian media - in 2017, she was awarded a record AUS$4.7 million (£2.7 million) defamation payout over a series of articles that claimed she had lied about her name, age and childhood to get ahead in Hollywood. In her first comments on the controversy, Ms Wilson responded on Sunday to a journalist on Twitter who criticised the Herald's approach.

Rebel Wilson has opened up about almost being 'publicly outed' by an Australian newspaper, branding the ordeal as "hard".

A third person tweeted: "Sydney Morning Herald issuing a think piece on how they gave Rebel Wilson 48 hours before outing her to the world, but *she* is the bad person for using that time to come out on her terms has left me flummoxed. To say that the Herald ‘outed' Wilson is wrong." The publication messaged Rebel Wilson saying they would out her in 2 days - and is now complaining that she chose to announce her relationship with a woman herself.

Sydney Morning Herald columnist Andrew Hornery apologized Monday after saying that Rebel Wilson preempted his story with an Instagram post.

He noted that the writer often chronicles his interactions with celebrities, adding that the column “was not a standard news story.” But by Monday, the paper had replaced Hornery’s original column with a new one, in which the writer backtracked his Saturday piece and apologized for its insensitive tone. He noted that the writer often chronicles his interactions with celebrities, adding that the column “was not a standard news story.”on Sunday, defending Hornery’s column.

Email sent to all reporters states 'our newsroom has become the story' but editor Bevan Shields insists 'we are a great masthead'

He apologised for mistakes that had been made and said he had asked for Hornery’s column to be taken down. “This is a key point,” Shields said. I have obviously seen the anonymous note sent this afternoon.” “Here we are again – our newsroom has become the story,” the email sent on Monday afternoon stated. “One doesn’t have to search far to find the common denominator in those editorial decisions.” “Many of us would be familiar with colleagues being instructed to delete social media posts.

Wilson found herself in 'a very hard situation' as Australian newspaper sought details of new partner.

It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. In his “Private Sydney” column, Hornery said Wilson had chosen to “gazump the story” after she went public with her relationship with Agruma on social media. Media outlets should take care not to sensationalise LGBTQ+ lives and relationships.”

'I thought this was a thing of the past,' the 'Little Britain' star said.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. This was not a standard news story.” I must have been mistaken.”

The actress revealed her relationship with actress Ramona Agruma over the weekend amid a backlash against a column from the Sydney Morning Herald.

So it feels different to be in a really healthy relationship." "I think going through the process of finding more self-worth, I think that what you want in a partner is elevated and so it's great to have someone who feels like an equal partner and be in a healthy relationship," she added. "I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard," he wrote. The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else." What's worse, openly gay men at the Sydney Morning Herald were involved in this." The tweet came in response to one from Kate Doak, a Syndey-based journalist who wrote: "So apparently it wasn't @RebelWilson's choice to come out...

The Sydney Morning Herald has since removed an article in which they revealed that they gave Rebel “two days to comment on her new relationship” with a ...

“It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. At the time, the actor did not share any details about the identity of her partner, nor did she respond to Page Six’s request for comment on the matter. Not only that, but the duo also took to the red carpet at Vanity Fair Oscars’ After Party together back in March. He also brought up Rebel’s successful defamation lawsuit against Women’s Day, who wrongfully branded the actor as a liar. Quite astonishing.” Rebel Wilson Broke Her Silence After A Newspaper Was Accused Of Attempting To “Out” Her And Told Fans She’s “Trying To Handle It With Grace”

The Sydney Morning Herald faced criticism over reporting on actress Rebel Wilson and news of her new relationship; it has removed the column.

He continued, “It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. In a “Private Sydney” column posted on Saturday (and since removed), the SMH‘s Andrew Hornery wrote, “It was with an abundance of caution and respect that this media outlet emailed Rebel Wilson’s representatives on Thursday morning, giving her two days to comment on her new relationship with LA leisure wear designer Ramona Agruma, before publishing a single word.” Sydney Morning Herald Editor Bevan Shields defended the paper’s actions, writing on Sunday, “Like other mastheads do every day, we simply asked questions and as standard practice included a deadline for a response.

Andrew Hornery, a gossip columnist, complained in Saturday's Private Sydney column about being 'gazumped' when Rebel revealed on Friday that Ramona was her new ...

‘It is not the Herald’s business to “out” people and that is not what we set out to do. ‘Then it became apparent that I needed to make some sort of decisive respectable move.’ We are all too familiar with the hurt that they cause. The following day, t he Sydney Morning Herald, one of Australia’s biggest newspapers, wrote that they'd known about the relationship before it was public. But by Monday the column had been pulled and an apology had replaced it. When Rebel Wilson went Instagram official last week with her new bae, Ramona Agruma, it looked to all the world like a happy moment shared freely during Pride Month. ‘I thought I was searching for a Disney prince…

Andrew Hornery, gossip columnist for Sydney Morning Herald, says he regrets how he handled the story.

But we need to make it clear that a deadline is not an ultimatum.” It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. In particular, he said he regrets setting a deadline for Wilson to comment – and insists no decision had been made by the Herald’s editors on whether to run any story.

Teenagers today just shrug their shoulders at the idea an actor's sexuality is news. They would be more shocked if a vegan was caught eating a bacon ...

Suffice it to say, I was pretty soon at the point of shrugging and blaming the 20th century. In the second place, surely the reputation of the person doing the outing would be irreparably tarnished? Wilson’s sexuality was, as far as he was concerned, a gotcha moment, so he had asked her for a comment (“with an abundance of caution and respect”) whereupon she had opted to “gazump the story” by posting it herself on Instagram.

Andrew Hornery, a columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald, drew criticism for appearing to have attempted to "out" the actor. Image: Rebel Wilson.

"It is not the Herald’s business to “out” people and that is not what we set out to do. That was not fair and I apologise." "I got it wrong. "But we mishandled steps in our approach." "In trying to tell the story within the story ... the tone of my column on Saturday was also off," he wrote. "My email was never intended to be a threat but to make it clear I was sufficiently confident with my information and to open a conversation," Hornery wrote.

The Sydney Morning Herald has taken down Andrew Hornery's original column about Rebel Wilson, replacing it with a new piece in which he has apologised and ...

"It is not the Herald's business to 'out' people and that is not what we set out to do. That was not fair and I apologise." He continued: "I got it wrong. The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else." "I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard," he said. "That was never my intention.

While the Pitch Perfect star has recieved many congratulations online for her new relationship, a Sydney Morning Herald columnist has criticised her for ...

I was in New York with my ex and feeling very sad, and Rebel said she can’t imagine how I feel because she’s never been in love before! Hornery ended the column by writing: “In trying to tell the story within the story, which is what Private Sydney does, the tone of my column on Saturday was also off. What’s wose, openly gay men at the Sydney Morning Herald were involved in this.” And that was a really good way to get to know each other. I got it wrong. That was not fair and I apologise.” It was a bit old-school in that sense - very romantic. “Both were really hard to set up. I’ve got a few marriages in there. He said that his email regarding his two day deadline for Wilson to comment on his story “was never intended to be a threat” but understood why it may have been seen that way, and that “the framing of it was a mistake”. On Thursday (9 June) Wilson took to Instagram to make her relationship with Ramona Agruma official, writing in the caption: “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove.” The news of her new relationship however has been overshadowed somewhat by the disasterous handling of the reporting by the Sydney Morning Herald after columnist Andrew Hornery complained about being “gazumped” by Wilson when she opted not to respond to a two day deadline that would have seen her and the relationship outed before had publicly said anything.

Sydney Morning Herald writer Andrew Hornery gave the Pitch Perfect actress a two-day deadline to issue a statement on her relationship with a woman.

“It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. That was not fair and I apologise.” On Monday Hornery apologised and insisted it was never his intention to “inflict pain”.

The actress disclosed her relationship with Ramona Agruma a day before The Sydney Morning Herald published a column about it. The writer, Andrew Hornery, ...

“It is not the Herald’s business to ‘out’ people and that is not what we set out to do. “I had made no decision about whether or what to publish,” Mr. Shields wrote, saying he would have taken her response into account. Noting the online criticism, Ms. Wilson tweeted on Sunday that “it was a very hard situation” but that she was “trying to handle it with grace.” The column drew criticism online from Ms. Wilson’s fans, other journalists and members of the L.G.B.T.Q. community, who say that the decision to come out and when to do so is a personal one. The new column was headlined, “I made mistakes over Rebel Wilson, and will learn from them.” “I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard,” Mr. Hornery wrote. The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else.” He said that in the future the paper would exercise more care in stories that involve people’s sexuality. “Love is love, right?” The writer, Andrew Hornery, said he had made mistakes and would learn from them. “That was never my intention. In a new column published Monday, he said that the newspaper had “mishandled steps in our approach” and that the original column had been removed from The Morning Herald’s website.

The "Senior Year" actor recently revealed her girlfriend, which upset one reporter who wanted the scoop.

"What's worse, openly gay men at the Sydney Morning Herald were involved in this." Hornery also acknowledged that the publication "mishandled steps in our approach.'' While many believe a person's outing to be a private and personal decision, Hornery's language and outrage appears to be treating it as any regular news item for which he believed to have the exclusive scoop. "It is unlikely she would have experienced the sort of discrimination let alone homophobia — subconscious or overt — that sadly still affects so many gay, lesbian and non-hetero people." "Big mistake," he wrote about giving her the heads-up on his article. Rebel Wilson shared a heartfelt Instagram post last week announcing her relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma, revealing she's queer in the process.