The American Olympic broadcaster NBC has apologised over a perceived snub of Matthew Mitcham's partner Lachlan and the issue of Mitcham being the only openly gay man at the Beijing Olympics.
The TV network's Olympics President Gary Zenkel has said sorry for the NBC reporting team team not mentioning on the air that Australian gold-medal winning diver Matthew Mitcham is gay and has a partner:
"We regret that we missed the opportunity to tell Matthew Mitcham's story. We apologise for this unintentional omission."
The statement was released after earlier in the week an NBC spokesperson defended the network’s decision not to mention it.
Question is, was NBC 'snubbing' Mitcham's homosexuality, or were they treating his being gay as the non-issue so many of us have wanted to see for years?
The TV network's Olympics President Gary Zenkel has said sorry for the NBC reporting team team not mentioning on the air that Australian gold-medal winning diver Matthew Mitcham is gay and has a partner:
"We regret that we missed the opportunity to tell Matthew Mitcham's story. We apologise for this unintentional omission."
The statement was released after earlier in the week an NBC spokesperson defended the network’s decision not to mention it.
Question is, was NBC 'snubbing' Mitcham's homosexuality, or were they treating his being gay as the non-issue so many of us have wanted to see for years?
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