Ofcom investigates GB News over guest’s pride and paedophilia remarks
Summary
The UK media regulator Ofcom is investigating GB News after a guest made controversial comments linking pride parades to bestiality and paedophilia. Over 12,000 complaints were made, and Ofcom is checking if the broadcaster broke rules about causing offense. GB News has removed the show episode and said the views were those of the guest, not the channel.Key Facts
- Caroline Farrow, a guest on GB News, compared pride parades to “bizarre and unhealthy” behaviors like bestiality and paedophilia during a live show.
- More than 12,000 complaints were filed about these remarks, prompting Ofcom to start an investigation.
- Ofcom must decide if the comments were justified by the context or if they broke broadcasting standards.
- The show episode with Farrow’s remarks was removed from YouTube after the complaints.
- Other GB News hosts challenged the comments on air, saying they promote harmful stereotypes.
- The Green Party deputy leader and a star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK spoke out against the comments.
- GB News said the views were the guest's own and did not reflect the channel’s opinion.
- GB News has been investigated before by Ofcom for similar remarks linking LGBTQ+ inclusion and paedophilia but was not punished after apologizing.
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