Why James Patterson's apology following 'racism' claim was an eyebrow raiser

The author said that he strongly supported diversity of voices, but that would be hard to tell looking at many of the co-authors he's chosen to work with.
James Patterson's claim of white male writers experiencing racism was laughable, but his apology after receiving backlash was an eyebrow raiser too.
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James Patterson apologizes for saying white male writers face racism

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