"Now I realize I was completely wrong," said Brian May after a comment about Bryan Singer.
Queen guitarist Brian May has apologized after defending director Bryan Singer against sexual abuse allegations.
The musician initially argued with a fan who asked why he still followed Singer on Instagram. The director was accused of sexually abusing underage boys.
May replied: “You need to mind your own business and stop telling me what I have to do. And you have to respect the fact that someone is considered innocent until proven guilty.”
Hours later, May appeared to have changed his mind and apologized for the comment. "It was the result of my perception that someone wanted to tell me what to do," he wrote.
“Now I realize I was completely wrong to think that. You were simply trying to protect me, and for that, I thank you. I am mortified to realize the effects of my words. I had no idea that saying someone is innocent until proven guilty was 'defending' Bryan Singer. I didn't intend to do that,” he continued.
He added: “I must be naive, because it never occurred to me that 'following' someone on Instagram means endorsing that person. The only reason I follow Bryan Singer is that I worked on a project with him.”
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