Meghan Markle‘s former Suits co-star Patrick J. Adams has apologized for sharing a series of never-before-seen snaps of the Duchess on set, claiming that they posed a ‘distraction’ from the actors’ strike and calling it an ’embarrassing oversight.’
Meghan Markle on set
Patrick, who starred as Meghan’s love interest in the USA legal drama from 2011 until she left in 2017, sent fans into a frenzy earlier this week when he posted a number of intimate photos of Meghan from when they were making the series together.
However, after the previously unreleased images of the mother-of-two quickly took over the internet, Patrick mysteriously deleted them all from his feed.
Now, the actor, 42, has claimed that the reason he removed them was because he felt it was not appropriate amid SAG-AFTRA’s battle with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Apologies
He issued an apology for ‘foolishly and thoughtlessly’ taking a ‘trip down memory lane’ during the ‘ongoing fight.’
‘The last couple of days, I foolishly and thoughtlessly let a trip down Suits memory lane distract me from the very real and ongoing fight everyone in @sagaftra continues to wage in its effort to win our membership realistic 21st century compensation and protections,’ he wrote in a message shared to his Instagram Stories.
‘It was an embarrassing oversight for which I’m incredibly sorry.’
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Patrick added that he was grateful to those who ‘gently and swiftly corrected him.’
‘I look forward to continue the fight in the days and weeks ahead,’ he added, along with the hashtag ‘#sagaftrastrong.’
Patrick shared a carousel of throwback behind-the-scene images of Meghan and other Suits stars on Tuesday, which he captioned, ‘I miss my friends.’
More pictures
One of them was a black-and-white portrait of Meghan, who turned to look at the camera with her hand resting against her lips.
Another showed Prince Harry‘s wife lying on the floor with her bare feet resting on a cabinet alongside her co-star Sarah Rafferty.
He shared some more in another post the next day, writing, ‘This well is deep.’
One featured Meghan lounging on a soft and another saw her playfully sheltering under an umbrella.
A different shot showcased the former actress standing on set in a pencil skirt and white blouse as she stared at the ground and held a script in her hand.
If people were upset about him sharing the snaps amid the strike, it was not immediately obvious in the comment section.
In fact, many Instagram users were enthralled with the inside look into the making of the show and the brand new photos of the royal.
Some even speculated that his posts were a clue that the hit series was going to make a comeback.
‘It can’t be a random throwback right? Surely has to be a Suits reunion or something,’ one person theorized.
