Hamilton apologises after criticising his nephew for wearing dress

Lewis Hamilton has taken to Twitter to apologise after posting a video on Christmas Day which included him criticising his nephew for wearing a dress, and has now claimed that he meant no offense to anyone and is fully supportive of freedom of expression.

Hamilton posted the video on the 25th of December and is heard saying "boys don't wear princess dresses" to his nephew, but the video has since been deleted from his Instagram profile.

The four-time Formula One world champion drew criticism for the comments in the footage, and was accused of stereotyping girls wearing dresses and boys not.

He has since apologised on Twitter, insisting that he never intended to offend anyone.

"Yesterday I was playing around with my nephew and realised that my words were inappropriate so I removed the post," he wrote on social media.

"I meant no harm and did not mean to offend anyone at all. I love that my nephew feels free to express himself as we all should.

"My deepest apologies for my behaviour as I realise it is really not acceptable for anyone, no matter where you are from, to marginalise or stereotype anyone.

"I have always been in support of anyone living their life exactly how they wish and I hope I can be forgiven for this lapse in judgement," he added.

Yesterday I was playing around with my nephew and realised that my words were inappropriate so I removed the post. I meant no harm and did not mean to offend anyone at all. I love that my nephew feels free to express himself as we all should. — Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) 26 December 2017

My deepest apologies for my behaviour as I realise it is really not acceptable for anyone, no matter where you are from, to marginalise or stereotype anyone. — Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) 26 December 2017

I have always been in support of anyone living their life exactly how they wish and I hope I can be forgiven for this lapse in judgement. — Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) 26 December 2017