Patrick J. Adams is embarrassed he broke SAG-AFTRA strike rules by posting Suits pics
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Last week Patrick J. Adams — who played Mike Ross, the love interest to Meghan Markle’s character Rachel Zane on Suits — posted throwback, behind-the-scenes images from the show on his Instagram. He was feeling nostalgic. Only thing is, posting about projects amid the SAG-AFTRA strike is a no-no, as Patrick was quickly reminded of. Patrick deleted the original posts and replaced them with an apology, in which he said he was embarrassed about his oversight:
Patrick J. Adams is taking accountability after realizing he made an error in reminiscing about his time on Suits.
“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 via his Instagram Story on Wednesday, September 27.
Adams, 42, apologized for his “embarrassing oversight,” noting, “So grateful for those who gently and swiftly course corrected me here and I look forward to continuing the fight in the days and weeks ahead.”
He concluded his statement with the hashtag, “#sagaftrastrong.”
Adams portrayed Mike Ross on the USA Network series, which aired for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019. Earlier this week, he shared several behind-the-scenes glimpses of himself and costar Meghan Markle, who played Rachel Zane, and other former Suits stars.
“I miss my friends,” he captioned one photo of Markle, 42, laying barefoot on the floor with costar Sarah Rafferty.
Suits has seen a resurgence in popularity this year after it became available to stream on Netflix and Peacock. Despite the show’s second wind, Adams is restricted from discussing the project as a member of SAG-AFTRA while the organization remains on strike.
So, I really do think this was an honest mistake here. He wasn’t promoting new work, nor was he making a point of calling strike rules “so dumb” and then backtracking to say his words were taken out of context. The posts seemed more like a Throwback Thursday moment (despite being posted on a Wednesday). But Patrick took ownership of the slip up and, as he said, course corrected. While it was abundantly clear to anyone who read his apology that he was embarrassed about breaking strike rules, the folks at the Daily Mail seemed to have missed the memo. Quelle surprise. The first sentence of their long-winded headline read “Why IS Patrick J. Adams so desperate to apologise over Meghan’s posts?”
“This well is deeeep”
Patrick J. Adams, the gift that keeps on giving 📸
Safe to say he’s also in his suits nostalgia era ✨ pic.twitter.com/NoGY1gIgsN
— Iris 🦆 (@IrisTheeScholar) September 27, 2023
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