Whoopi Goldberg joins international backlash over Sydney Morning Herald’s treatment of Rebel Wilson

Editor Bevan Shields has now accepted full responsibility for the paper's coverage and apologised for the delay in acknowledging mistakes were made

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The international backlash against the Sydney Morning Herald over its reporting of Rebel Wilson's new relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma has intensified, with celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg now criticising the masthead.

Columnist Andrew Hornery and Herald editor Bevan Shields have this week apologised after Wilson was given a two-day deadline to respond to plans to write about the relationship.