Patterson, who recently co-authored a book with Dolly Parton and this month published his autobiography, made the initial comment in an interview with the UK's Sunday Times.

Patterson said in last week's interview that he feared it's become increasingly difficult for White male writers to obtain jobs in film or publishing, calling it "just another form of racism."

"Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder? Yes. It's even harder for older writers," he told the Sunday Times.

 "You don't meet many 52-year-old white males."

Patterson backtracked on his comments in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

"I absolutely do not believe that racism is practiced against white writers," he wrote. "Please know that I strongly support a diversity of voices being heard -- in literature, in Hollywood, everywhere."