Associated Press comes under fire for sexist tweet about Amal Clooney

LONDON (Web Desk) - The Associated Press has come under fire after referring to human rights lawyer Amal Clooney as an "actor’s wife" when they tweeted an article, reported Independent.

Amal Clooney, actor's wife, representing Al-Jazeera journalist accused in Egypt of ties to extremists http://t.co/i6nQg0xPg3

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 29, 2015

There was a backlash against the esteemed news agency on social media following this tweet.

@AP Actor's wife?! You're making what Amal Clooney's does for a living sound like a hobby she takes up when she needs a little "me-time".

— Joanbeam3000 (@Joanbeam3000) August 29, 2015

BREAKING: @AP Stuck in the 1950s When Women Were Valued on Who Their Husbands Were https://t.co/9f7VWi6Lbj

— Bulletproof Tiger (@TGRdnb) August 30, 2015

@AP Seriously, Amal is just an accessory to her husband's life, not a successful lawyer in her own right? HUGE SEXIST FAIL, AP. — Jodes (@whoozqueen) August 29, 2015

@AP ummm, sexist much? how about human rights attorney? Her marital status doesn't define her. You really need to fix this.

— Michele McKeon (@MicheleMcKeon) August 29, 2015

Oh, so THAT's how you become an international human rights lawyer. The more you know - thanks @AP! https://t.co/jJGXxamyjE — Lucy Wainwright (@Whoozley) August 29, 2015

Ms Clooney is a barrister with Doughty Street Chambers, specialising in human rights law. She read law at the University of Oxford, before obtaining a postgraduate degree from the New York University School of Law.