Oliver, 49, said he was devastated to have caused offence and apologised wholeheartedly.
A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticised for causing offence to Indigenous Australians.newspaper reported at the weekend that the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation had blastedwhich was published earlier this year, for employing a series of tropes and stereotypes about Indigenous Australians, including their relationships with the natural and spiritual worlds.
“It was never my intention to misinterpret this deeply painful issue,” he said. “Together with my publishers, we have decided to withdraw the book from sale.”
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