I am mortified to discover the effect my words produced, May wrote on Instagram Thursday night.
And you gotta learn to respect the fact that a man or woman is innocent until proven guilty.
Im so sorry that I responded to your post so snappily and inconsiderately, he wrote.

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My response was a result of my perception that someone was telling me what to do.
I now realise that I was completely wrong in thinking that.
You were actually just trying to protect me, for which I thank you.

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I had absolutely no intention of doing that.
He was ultimately replaced by Dexter Fletcher.
In his apology, May confirmed that he has unfollowed the director.
This must have caused you a lot of upset, he added.
Singer has denied the allegations in theAtlanticpiece.
The article was published a day after theRami Malek-starring biopicBohemian Rhapsodyreceived multiple Oscar nominations,including Best Picture.