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Ofcom Finds GB News In Breach Over Laurence Fox Misogynistic Rant & Says It Has “Significant Concerns” About The Network’s Live Output
Ofcom has found GB News in breach over Laurence Fox Dan Wootton rant to Ava Evans and says it has "significant concerns" over live output
Ofcom has said it has “significant concerns about GB News ’ editorial control of its live output” after rapping the network for Laurence Fox ‘s highly misogynistic rant on Dan Wootton ‘s show. In today’s decision, Ofcom said it had taken into account the steps GB News had taken to rectify the matter, including alerting the regulator to the incident the following morning, the suspension of Wootton pending investigation, the investigation and subsequent removal of Fox as a GB News presenter, the various statements including an apology made on social media, and the personal apology made directly to Evans. Balancing GB News’ rights to freedom of expression, Ofcom nevertheless said the comments were “highly offensive” and “in our view a finding of breach is necessary and proportionate in all the circumstances of this case.”
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