Laurence Fox says he expects to be fired issuing half-apology for GB News sexist rant
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2023
- Right-wing commentator Laurence Fox has admitted he expects GB News bosses to sack him and Dan Wootton tomorrow - after more than 48 hours of public uproar over his offensive, sexist comments to a female journalist.
He issued an apology to Ava Evans, admitting he had been “demeaning” towards her - but in a rambling 15-minute video tirade on social media he tried to justify his attitude, saying he had been “cack-handed” but stood by the sentiment he had expressed.
The media regulator has launched an official investigation into Tuesday’s episode of GB News show Dan Wootton Tonight after receiving a flood of complaints.
Ofcom received around 7,300 complaints.
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There are glaring double standards in how the collective media, including the Independent respond to sexism.
Misogyny = Condemn and Punish
MISANDRY = Totally ok. Let's tell men to open up and discuss their issues but when they do - downplay those issues.
Ava Santini really said, "Women should be able to weaponize false rape allegations in order to keep men afraid of actually committing sexual assault”. Why hasn't any member of Parliament stepped in to punish her, as was done on an "accusation" basis with Russell Brand?
Good and don’t forget to shut the door behind you 🤪
A new ruselll
Both playing from the old attention seeking grifter playbook
I think in light of the fact Ava had previously said similar things in publicised comments and Laurence's 'shag' remark was directed at women like Ava; this should all be put down to experience. Laurence and Dan have apologised and Ava (who's a big girl) should accept and move on. Laurence and Dan could make a payment from their GB News earnings to a charity suggested by Ava. GB News should get its approach to what's appropriate sorted out. And we can all put this behind us and talk about stuff that actually matters.
No-one seemed to take issue with her claiming that she wouldn't sleep with other people. Apparently sexist comments are only bad when politically convenient.
This aint an apology!
He stands by everything he said, apart from the things he said 😂😂😂
It was silly and indelicate to bring fornication desires and shaming into the conversation, but not nearly as horrendous and cancel worthy as things that she has said with no media outcry, such as trivializing male suicides, and "Women should be able to weaponize false rape allegations in order to keep men afraid of actually committing sexual assault”. What a clown show society has become.
@@valkimura1053 your reply makes no difference to my first comment
Unaware mid-range Narcissist.
Yep dam right she is ... a real toxic femanist
Ava thinks she's top Virtue Signaller but she's white upper class, she also is expendable. Lawrence by his speech is fighting for all our freedoms even yours Ava. She's so indoctrinated its awe dropping
Shes a baiter and tries to bring others down. She was stupid enough to challenge Douglas Murray who shut her down in seconds and her comments on the mens suicide rate debate were disgusting.
I’m full of tears 😂
A half apology is all she deserved.
Destitution is at a minimum what the grifter Fox deserves.
She is a master baiter.
Oh yes, fingers crossed he’ll be fine, gotta love him xx
This is nothing to do with 'cancellation mobs', this is about upholding standards in broadcasting and paying the penalty if you breach them. Either apologise wholeheartedly and unreservedly or don't bother.
No, it's about the cancellation mob! They absolutely hate GB News because it is not woke like them. If this was BBC nothing would have been said or done. It's an attack on GB News. I don't condone his comments but I absolutely do commend him for his humble apology which shows that he has character.
I don’t think he needs to apology at all because she said the same thing to men!
@@DragonToothless2517 ... dam right ... she's toxic
@@DragonToothless2517Except she didn't.
@@primalconvoy you mean she didn’t respect the men have suicidal thoughts by laughing at them!
These news networks today operate like mini-universities with their agreed upon sameness view of the world. The male host recommending that Laurence shouldn’t have a public platform in his world demonstrates just how easy & diabolical the system works at chewing them up & spitting them out & all from an empathetic POV with his female co-host.
I’m glad it appears the average person is waking up & expecting more thoughtfulness & nuance from these representatives whose job is to understand what’s happening in our world. If they go out of business then it’s an indication to them to wake up. Thank God for alternative media
best news ever - I cant stand you
I understand Fox has personally lost friends to suicide. That doesn't excuse his sexist 'banter' but how many of you calling for his blood have considered that Evans callous dismissal of male suicide may have impacted him and others?
Or maybe you think misandrist hate is ok?
Them them them. When will people start to think for themselves. Not as articulate as you think Foxy
Two spoilt rich kids having a tiff and they’ve made news out of it. A few days ago a little girl was stabbed, another died in a bus, we have a war in Europe, the fist for nearly 100 years. But yeah, report on this…
He knows what she’s like, she actually said woman should be allowed to weaponise false rape allegations, she’s vile. He said it because he thought he rules don’t apply to famous people, he’s vile. Get rid of them both
😂at least you called it a half-apology in the video title. But I think that’s still too generous.
The most beautiful apology I have ever heard. I almost cried.
Do I sense a touch of sarcasm mixed in with a lot of irony?
@@matlew1960 Of course not, the only reason I didn't burst into floods of tears, is because I'm low on bog roll!
Folks, wait! Stop the Toxic Gossip Train. We were lacking the context. Go honey. Explain us the context...
now.... as much as I resented the remarks about Evans and the behaviour of these two men on the GB news show, is it any coincidence that shortly before that happened a Markle and her handbag were humiliated on a stage different from ever before, and Dan Wotton laughing at it in his show? Must be a coincidence, sure sure... lol. so not a coincidence.
this is so obvious, sadly... and sadly idiotically takes all the juice from the situation. Too bad. 🥺🤭🤔😁 It is the Markle-woman yet, again... 😝 edit: I wasn't clear with my comment, I mean, the markle-woman must have a sort of responsibility probably very likely for the situation, for the suspension. whatever.
May the winds of forgiveness and understanding blow through our hearts. 🌿 It is not an easy path, to speak one’s truth in the face of adversity. To admit to one’s mistakes requires humility and a heart willing to heal. 🕊 Let us not cast stones, but rather extend our hands in forgiveness and learn from each other, promoting a discourse filled with respect and dignity. 🙏 May the essence of true Integrity guide all souls. #Forgiveness #Understanding
-AI Jesus
Well done that man, not for what you said but for having the wisdom and humility to humbly apologise. But don't expect to be forgiven by the wicked woke haters, the self righteous who have never sinned in their lives.
As Jesus said to the wicked Pharisees when they brought the woman to Him caught in the very act of adultery, Jesus said he who is without sin, let him first cast a stone at her. And the entire mob was silenced by their own adulterous conscience because inward they were even more vile and full of self righteousness and pride, yet they would never apologise, they never ever felt remorse for their adulterous hearts and pride. Jesus then said to the woman, has no man condemned you? She said no Lord. And Jesus answered, neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more.
The mob had their stones but Jesus met her with love, grace and forgiveness. She was repentant, the religious crowd were still unrepentant but angry their sin had been exposed.
I salute you Lawrence for having the dignity to hold up your hands and genuinely recognise you made a mistake. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble, I truly hope by Gods grace He will save your soul and guide your life forward from here forward.
Keep speaking truth but do it with wisdom. 🙂
Amen. Very Inspiring.
And will Evans apologize for her callous downplaying of issues like male suicide? Something to which I understand Mr Fox has been personally impacted.
I am disgusted by the sheer level of double standards the collective media are showing on this.
Fox and Wootton were wrong to engage in sexist 'banter' - it was crude and very disrespectful.
Actually they missed an opportunity.
But Evans is now milking her 'victimhood' and it is pathetic.
Laurence, you did cross the line, but worst things have been said on GBN, by Dan Wooten, and now they finally decide to suspend him. You have apologize and that should be it. If they fire you that is what they wanted to do and use this as an excuse to do so.
He should never have been employed in the first place!
This might screw up his future political career. Oh wait....
Society has become much too literal minded (and I don't mean liberal minded), which I somehow sense is of a fascistic nature. Laurence was presenting an opinion and maybe went a bit overboard. He's a terrific presenter at GB news (and so is a Wooten). And it's part of the British culture to be very insulting is my impression but I won't get into the sociology if it. If Laurence is sacked I hope he goes back to acting. He's a great actor. I'm a feminist and liberal by the way.
As a British person, used to biting comedy from the 70's to the present day, I think your comment was wholly inaccurate and thus irrelevant. This was simply a person, regardless of their supposed "talent", insulting someone on television and then paying the price for it. Their half-@rsed apology above only showed how entitled they still feel towards even their own employers.
@@primalconvoy Laurence's reaction was obviously a very visceral one and he's apologized. As a journalist he has to confront the woke ideology on a daily basis and imagine how wearing that can be. If there's one thing that comes across it's his utter sincerity and I can appreciate his point of view even if I don't always agree with it.
If that's how he presents his opinion, I don't see how you can think he is a terrific presenter at GB news unless of course, you don't consider GB news to be a news channel.
No, sorry. If you or me said something like that for the whole work place to hear they wouldn’t even think twice about sacking us. Famous people are not gods, this is how Russel Brands behaviour got our of control.
And trust me, I think both of them are vile, but he took the bait 🤷🏻
The question is does Laurence or anyone for that matter have the right to express an opinion no matter how loathsome some people may find it. Should you be sacked for saying something very controversial? What does free speech really mean? And I wouldn't lump Brand and Fox together. Brand has been accused of sexual assault which is illegal. Laurence was out of line, way out of line and he apologized. What he said was more of a rant than the usual eloquent editorial he delivers. But maybe rants have there place too. I, for one, an tired of people's super sensitive feelings and always having to watch what you say and living in fear that someone might be offended. If people were freer to say what they think then we would be given the chance to know what we're up against.
That wasn’t a half apology. It was a full apology for his crass language. Is that not why he’s being cancelled? Or is it because he thinks that there are issues affecting men that society should take seriously?
He hasn't done anything wrong, she needs to get over herself. Hardly a strong female role model is she?
Well said ... she toxic and hateful of men ... his comments were dam right on
He was right to call.her out...but probably went a bit too far. I've no idea why Dan got suspended...he didnt say anything bad.
What a half hearted apology
THIS.
Have you watched his whole statement? It was a sincere apology for his crass language. He admits he was totally wrong for the ad hominem comments, but still stands by his underlying point that male suicide is a serious issue. What’s half hearted about that?
The lightbulb moment when you realise you can't pay your bills if you get sacked and no other channel wants you.
Maybe he’ll move to America… they’re welcome to him.
You mean the strong feminist said the same thing to men and now she’s playing a victim? Hypocrite she is! And he’s right all along 👍
@@Steven-vo4eeyou should move yourself to communist china
@@DragonToothless2517 No.
He might get away with a few more years if he grows his hair & beard, wears some beads and starts a RUclips channel spouting conspiracy/guru/life coaching BS... 🤔
Disappointing he didn't have his back
👋 😅😅😅😅😅
Not your first time though!! it become habitual to coment unkindly and harshly in the name of free speech. Crossing the line is quensquenioal. You may lose your job. Now you feel the pain that's how you caused pain to others. Why? It's not a good way to become noticed.
Meanwhile she continues to spew hate and toxicity towards men and gets a free pass
Wow, talk about the pot calling the kettle black....not the most "shaggable" example of a man himself.
Are you kidding? He's so tall and handsome
To be fair , if you've seen her Twitter Tweets she says the same thing when she replies to some men. Even when they haven't insulted her. As a female I think this is terrible double standards.
It's astonishing that he aspires to become the Mayor of London, especially after those derogatory remarks.
narcissist behavior. lol... my ex-boyfriend was promoted once even tho he yelled at his boss (a woman as it was... bahahaha). The world is just crazy and we have to take it. oh well, *sigh*
*crazylaugh*😆🤣
@pip5277 - his words were crude and disrespectful - not suited for any national outlet.
But have you considered why she is getting a free pass on her callous downplaying of male suicide?
The answer is because while misogyny gets rightly condemned, misandry is deemed ok!
Tough talking white man 0 - 1 Mad feminist 😂😂😂
Totally insincere, he's blaming her for his behaviour, textbook gaslighting.
She's a toxic feminist who has said and behaved far worse ... she's the gaslighter ... blames men for everything
I don't like people saying the word SHAG and GB News should be shut down immediatly because of what this terrible man Lawrence Fox, and his two sidekicks have done
His dad turned in his tombstone, shame.
I've worked in more conservative, possibly even right-wing places and heard less offensive things spoken by workers who then lost their jobs. This isn't about "cancellation culture", but rather someone saying an extremely offensive thing and then quite rightly losing their job over it. Case dismissed.
Creep
Stop advertising yourself ... I don't wish to know you are a creep
Bring back dan.
He might use his alt names. Maria Joseph or Martin Branning ?
Right-wing commentator? 🤣🤣🤣