Meghan Markle's Suits husband apologises after bullying accusations

Alicia Vrajlal
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Meghan Markle’s former Suits co-star Patrick J. Adams has issued an apology after he shared a photo on Instagram of a woman he claims criticised his appearance at the royal wedding.

The 36-year-old actor had initially shared a photo of a woman sleeping in a chair at the airport, along with a caption in which he said the lady called him ‘chunky’.

“She reads her paper. See’s picture of me and Troian from wedding,” Patrick is said to have written.

Suits star Patrick J. Adams pictured with wife Troian Bellisario at the royal wedding in London over the weekend. Source: Getty
Suits star Patrick J. Adams pictured with wife Troian Bellisario at the royal wedding in London over the weekend. Source: Getty

“‘My God. What a terrible photo of you.’ I look over. ‘Really. I kind of like that photo. What do you think is wrong with it?’ She pauses. ‘Well, you’re just so….chunky,’” he continued.

“She laughs and falls asleep…. And …. scene,” he then wrote.

Since then, fans have accused the television star of bullying the woman, and now Patrick has issued an apology.

Yesterday I posted a photo of a woman who did some casual body shaming of my wife and I in the airport. My intention was solely to put a face to the people who think that sort of glancing commentary is necessary, helpful or funny. Some of the comments on the post instead said I was being a bully and should have taken the “high road” (some also doubled down on the body shaming. Thumbs up guys!) I thought it over and agreed and took it down, not because I felt the woman was right or fair or undeserving of being called out but because any sense of being a bully or lashing out felt wrong. Now a number of familiar outlets with a lot of extra time on their hands are asking for comment and getting ready to publish the post in their hard hitting newspapers, magazines and blogs. So I’ll comment here. I’m no bully. What that woman said to us was offensive and unnecessary but I should have told her she was rude and out of line and left it at that. I’m sorry I didn’t. I was too shocked and annoyed and Canadian – so I avoided the confrontation. Again, I’m sorry. Now if you see the original post on any media outlet just know that they are choosing to take a relatively small indiscretion and make it worse. Not for me. Because I promise you once I hit post on this message it will be out of my mind forever. But it will make whatever bullying or embarrassment I might have caused for that woman far worse for a far wider audience. Now -this has obviously taken up far too much of our time and of the precious internet space that we need so much. Sorry about that. But let’s just finish with a quick summary. 1. Don’t talk shit about the way people look. You have no idea what’s going on with them and your commentary will always make their day worse not better. 2. If someone does. Don’t use the internet to settle scores. Tell them right to their face and in public that they’re part of the problem and not the solution. 3. Believe pretty much nothing you read in magazines. Good or bad. The machinery runs on misfortune and oversimplification. 4. Be cool to yourself and others at every opportunity. Life is too short for all of this. Thx for reading. Now back to our lives…

A post shared by Patrick Adams (@halfadams) on May 21, 2018 at 9:33am PDT

“Yesterday I posted a photo of a woman who did some casual body shaming of my wife and I in the airport,” he wrote to his over 2.2 million followers.

“My intention was solely to put a face to the people who think that sort of glancing commentary is necessary, helpful or funny. Some of the comments on the post instead said I was being a bully and should have taken the “high road” (some also doubled down on the body shaming. Thumbs up guys!)” he continued.

“I thought it over and agreed and took it down, not because I felt the woman was right or fair or undeserving of being called out but because any sense of being a bully or lashing out felt wrong.”

Patrick played Mike Ross, the onscreen lover of Meghan Markle’s character, Rachel Zane, on Suits. Source: USA Network via Getty
Patrick played Mike Ross, the onscreen lover of Meghan Markle’s character, Rachel Zane, on Suits. Source: USA Network via Getty

Patrick said he’s “no bully”, and that “what that woman said to us was offensive and unnecessary but I should have told her she was rude and out of line and left it at that”.

“I’m sorry I didn’t,” he admitted.

“I was too shocked and annoyed and Canadian – so I avoided the confrontation. Again, I’m sorry.”

Freeloaders #royalwedding

A post shared by Patrick Adams (@halfadams) on May 19, 2018 at 9:21am PDT

The TV star then reiterated that in hindsight, the best way to have dealt with the situation would have been to speak to the woman directly and not post anything online.

Patrick and a string of his fellow Suits cast members were invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding over the weekend.

He brought his Pretty Little Liars star wife Troian Bellisario with him, and for the record Patrick, we think you looked great!

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