US Website Issues Apology To Ian “H” Watkins Over Photo Error

Yesterday, November 27th, E! Online ran a story concerning the case of Ian Watkins, the Losprophets singer who has pleaded guilty to sexual offences including attempted rape. However the site used the wrong picture for the story, instead using a photo of Ian "H" Watkins, the former Steps member. According to Digital Spy, the website has now issued an apology for using the wrong photo. The site declared that it "deeply regrets" the error and issued a statement including the apology. The statement read: "E! Online deeply regrets originally publishing an image of Ian 'H' Watkins of the band Steps, rather than Ian Watkins of Lostprophets, and the error was corrected immediately. "We are investigating the matter and will take appropriate action. Additionally, E! Online has reached out to Ian 'H' Watkins, via his management, to apologise directly." Digital Spy also notes that Watkins from Steps criticised the website on his on site: "Thank you to everyone who has supported me today! My management took swift action to remove my image which was posted due to shoddy journalism." Watkins from Lostprophets is due to be sentenced on December 18th, he has pleaded guilty to 13 sex offences.