'Suits' star Patrick J Adams apologises for 'bodyshaming' woman on Instagram after the royal wedding
'Don’t talk s*** about the way people look'
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The on-screen husband of Meghan Markle has apologised to fans for a body-shaming incident following the royal wedding.
Patrick J Adams attended the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Saturday accompanied by his wife Troian Bellisario.
However, he has since issued a public apology after sharing an unflattering photo on Instagram of a woman he had an altercation with.
In a now-deleted post, the 36-year-old shared an image of a woman sleeping in the airport alongside a caption explaining that she had body-shamed him.
According to screenshots of the post captured by reporters, the woman reportedly said that a photo of Adams and his wife attending the royal wedding was “terrible” and that the actor looked “chunky.”
When the woman later fell asleep, Adams took the opportunity to share a photo of her with his 2.2 million followers in a bid to call her out for her actions.
However, while some praised the move others accused him of body-shaming and he has since removed the photo.
In its place, the Suits star posted a lengthy apology message which read: “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!)” he wrote.
“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.”
The actor then went on to explain that he regrets not confronting the woman face-to-face rather than taking things to social media.
“I’m sorry I didn’t. I was too shocked and annoyed and Canadian - so I avoided the confrontation. Again, I’m sorry,” he added.
Adams also urged media outlets not to share his original post in a bid to lessen the risk of further accusations of bullying and concluded with four takeaways from the unfortunate situation.
“1. Don’t talk s*** 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.”
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