OK! magazine has apologized for a story and cover (which OK! calls “the Royal Baby special, and sells for one pound), discussing Princess Catherine’s “weight loss regime” which it published just before she gave birth to an eight pound six ounce baby boy on Monday. The cover headline read “Kate’s post-baby weight loss regime” ; the story relied on an interview with someone purporting to be her “personal trainer.” Both readers and commentators have criticized OK! for its perceived insensitivity to the Duchess personally and to women generally, one radio host, Katy Hill, calling for a boycott of the publication. More here from the Guardian, here from the Mirror. Elaine, Ally McBeal‘s receptionist, had one word for the kind of behavior OK! displayed here: “Rudeness!”
[Cross-posted from Media Law Prof].
