It was when it was originally printed
Now it’s in a whole different context and the timing is suspect given that he said that 12 years ago with regards to ‘Atonement’. Add EpsteinGate to the mix and you can tell that Team Soso is pushing it’s agenda. Also read the comments, they are not joking when they imply that Ben is into that shit:

A few days after the implied death threat against Loo, it’s the same people. I hope the Rat is aware that this type of negative publicity will only escalate if they don’t deal with SoFail once and for all.