Actor-turned-politician Fox made a series of remarks about political correspondent Ms Evans on Tuesday’s episode of Dan Wootton’s show.
Laurence Fox has apologised for his comments made on GB News about journalist Ava Evans, saying “I’m sorry for demeaning you in that way”.
Addressing the situation in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: “If I was going to be sensible and I could replay it, I would say: ‘Any self-respecting man in 2023 would probably be well advised to avoid a woman who possessed that world view because she would probably cause him nothing but harm’.
He also said he expected to be sacked by GB News on Friday over the incident, adding: “I know I’m going to get sacked tomorrow. I’m saying this stuff to clear my own conscience.” He added that he feels the channel is “actually the home of cancel culture, and they’re probably more at risk of cancel culture than any other channel”.Fox also said he felt Wootton had thrown him “under the bus” with his follow-up statement after the show where he apologised “unreservedly” for a “very unfortunate lapse in judgment”.
Later in the day, media regulator Ofcom announced it was launching an official investigation into the episode under Rule 2.3 of the Broadcasting Code which states when “applying generally accepted standards broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by the context”.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Laurence Fox apologies for ‘demeaning’ comments made about Ava Evans on GB NewsActor-turned-politician Fox made a series of remarks about political correspondent Ms Evans on Tuesday’s episode of Dan Wootton’s show.
Read more »
Laurence Fox apologies for ‘demeaning’ comments made about Ava Evans on GB NewsActor-turned-politician Fox made a series of remarks about political correspondent Ms Evans on Tuesday’s episode of Dan Wootton’s show.
Read more »
Laurence Fox apologises to Ava Evans over ‘demeaning’ comments on GB NewsLaurence Fox has apologised for his comments made on GB News about journalist Ava Evans.
Read more »
Laurence Fox apologises for 'demeaning' GB News comments to female journalistActor-turned-politician Fox made a series of remarks about political correspondent Ms Evans during a discussion on Dan Wootton Tonight on Tuesday. | ITV National News
Read more »
Laurence Fox apologises to Ava Evans over comments on GB NewsLaurence Fox's apology comes after media regulator Ofcom launched a formal investigation into GB News after it received thousands of complaints about his comments on Dan Wootton's show on Tuesday.
Read more »
Laurence Fox 'sorry' for 'sick' comments aimed at Ava Evans on GB NewsLaurence Fox previously backed his comments tweeting that he stands “by every word of what I said”.
Read more »