The columnist promises he and the newspaper will ‘approach things differently from now on.’
It appearsRebel Wilson’s coming-outannouncementlast week wasn’t entirely up to her.
A representative for Wilson declined to comment.
Rebel Wilson attends a ‘Senior Year’ screening.Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Netflix
In his apology, Hornery explains that he “learnt some new and difficult lessons.”
“I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard.
That was never my intention.
But I see she has handled it all with extraordinary grace,” he writes.
“As a gay man I’m well aware of how deeply discrimination hurts.
The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else.”
Hornery further acknowledges that he and his editors “mishandled steps in our approach.”
But I understand why my email has been seen as a threat.
The framing of it was a mistake.
After posting about Agruma on Instagram last Thursday, the actress spoke withPEOPLEabout their relationship.
So it feels different to be in a really healthy relationship."
