Laurence Fox home raided this am (Blade runner comments?)
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JagLover said:
ZedLeg said:
I think it's the same thing as Graham Linehan tbh, he needs something to blame for pissing his life away so something something woke grrr is the grift.
Another one cancelled over one incident. In that case I believe the sequence of events was a rebroadcast of the IT crowd episode in 2013 where the Boss has a relationship with a Transgender woman. This then provoked a Twitter backlash and Linehan was responding to some of the comments. He also was cancelled at that point and if you look at his work history essentially never worked again after 2013.
Looks like he is starting to get his life back on track and has some healthy pre-orders for his biography. Another one who lacked the wisdom to keep his head down and bow to the prevailing ideology of the day.
He was never ‘cancelled’ he was still working (with his ex wife) he then went completely off the deep end literally spending 15hours plus on twitter posting about trans people and abusing people, he no longer
got work because people didn’t want to work with him, he was never cancelled.
His family told him that he either sorted his inline addiction out or they would leave, he didn’t so they left. He spins this as Trans Activists taking his family.
You say he’s got his life back on track, well he’s getting some publicity from the right wing media but he’s still spending all day on Twitter with his monomania.
He will make a study in how online addiction can send you down a rabbit hole and you can end up losing everything if you aren’t careful.
He’s an absolute bell end and a bully.
JagLover said:
smn159 said:
JagLover said:
ZedLeg said:
I think it's the same thing as Graham Linehan tbh, he needs something to blame for pissing his life away so something something woke grrr is the grift.
Another one cancelled over one incident. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Linehan
Campaigner, pull the other one, honestly id do more research on him because you seem to have swallowed his nonsense.
chrispmartha said:
Sorry this is just nonsense.
He was never ‘cancelled’ he was still working (with his ex wife) he then went completely off the deep end literally spending 15hours plus on twitter posting about trans people and abusing people, he no longer
got work because people didn’t want to work with him, he was never cancelled.
His family told him that he either sorted his inline addiction out or they would leave, he didn’t so they left. He spins this as Trans Activists taking his family.
That would be the family who received rape and death threats from the peaceful tolerant activists?He was never ‘cancelled’ he was still working (with his ex wife) he then went completely off the deep end literally spending 15hours plus on twitter posting about trans people and abusing people, he no longer
got work because people didn’t want to work with him, he was never cancelled.
His family told him that he either sorted his inline addiction out or they would leave, he didn’t so they left. He spins this as Trans Activists taking his family.
He was cancelled and did not work in mainstream TV again. Then no doubt decided to take up his "Crusade".
dundarach said:
5 armed police, why 5?
What a complete waste of resources, whoever signed that off wants dismissing.
Armed officers don’t hunt alone. It doesn’t sound like it was actually as dramatic as suggested but if you do need an armed raid then you always use numbers, it has to be shock and awe so that the perp freezes and does nothing..one officer ain’t gonna have the same impact. What a complete waste of resources, whoever signed that off wants dismissing.
JagLover said:
chrispmartha said:
Sorry this is just nonsense.
He was never ‘cancelled’ he was still working (with his ex wife) he then went completely off the deep end literally spending 15hours plus on twitter posting about trans people and abusing people, he no longer
got work because people didn’t want to work with him, he was never cancelled.
His family told him that he either sorted his inline addiction out or they would leave, he didn’t so they left. He spins this as Trans Activists taking his family.
That would be the family who received rape and death threats from the peaceful tolerant activists?He was never ‘cancelled’ he was still working (with his ex wife) he then went completely off the deep end literally spending 15hours plus on twitter posting about trans people and abusing people, he no longer
got work because people didn’t want to work with him, he was never cancelled.
His family told him that he either sorted his inline addiction out or they would leave, he didn’t so they left. He spins this as Trans Activists taking his family.
He was cancelled and did not work in mainstream TV again. Then no doubt decided to take up his "Crusade".
He wrote and directed count arthur strong up until 2017 and worked on Motherland with his wife in 2018.
Graham linehan is not the victim he makes himself out to be, he’s brought it all on himself through his own behaviour.
neilr said:
He seems strangely unaware that inciting people to commit crime can lead to having your own collar felt.
I dislike Fox ( IMHO think he needs some help actually) but in a time where police resources are apparently so stretched they cant/won't attend many crimes, sending any, let alone at least 3 officers to his gaff about this is a ridiculous waste of police recourses. Not to mention insulting to the public.
Boys in blue without a clue.
Or, they know it will be high profile and spun to sI dislike Fox ( IMHO think he needs some help actually) but in a time where police resources are apparently so stretched they cant/won't attend many crimes, sending any, let alone at least 3 officers to his gaff about this is a ridiculous waste of police recourses. Not to mention insulting to the public.
Boys in blue without a clue.
t by thickos online so want to make sure its all done 100% by the book and make sure its resourced over and above.JagLover said:
That would be the family who received rape and death threats from the peaceful tolerant activists?
He was cancelled and did not work in mainstream TV again. Then no doubt decided to take up his "Crusade".
Has he tried to work in mainstream TV again? Or has he, in effect, "cancelled" himself?He was cancelled and did not work in mainstream TV again. Then no doubt decided to take up his "Crusade".
markh1973 said:
JagLover said:
That would be the family who received rape and death threats from the peaceful tolerant activists?
He was cancelled and did not work in mainstream TV again. Then no doubt decided to take up his "Crusade".
Has he tried to work in mainstream TV again? Or has he, in effect, "cancelled" himself?He was cancelled and did not work in mainstream TV again. Then no doubt decided to take up his "Crusade".
chrispmartha said:
dudleybloke said:
chrispmartha said:
If your family was receiving threats because of your behaviour what would you do?
Ask the police to deal with those doing the threatening.You seem to be saying that if anyone doesn't like what someone says then they should use threats to get their own way.
Maybe I should start threatening those who disagree with my opinion.
dudleybloke said:
chrispmartha said:
dudleybloke said:
chrispmartha said:
If your family was receiving threats because of your behaviour what would you do?
Ask the police to deal with those doing the threatening.You seem to be saying that if anyone doesn't like what someone says then they should use threats to get their own way.
Maybe I should start threatening those who disagree with my opinion.
That doesn’t alter the fact Graham Linehan is spending all day pretty much everyday on twitter calling people Pedophiles, groomers and handmaidens, signing up to dating apps to post pictures on his blog of people on there mocking them, his family asked him to stop, he didn’t, they left.
chrispmartha said:
Where have I sided with the people issuing threats? If they have issued serious threats they should face the consequences.
That doesn’t alter the fact Graham Linehan is spending all day pretty much everyday on twitter calling people Pedophiles, groomers and handmaidens, signing up to dating apps to post pictures on his blog of people on there mocking them, his family asked him to stop, he didn’t, they left.
I'm not denying the fact that he's a dThat doesn’t alter the fact Graham Linehan is spending all day pretty much everyday on twitter calling people Pedophiles, groomers and handmaidens, signing up to dating apps to post pictures on his blog of people on there mocking them, his family asked him to stop, he didn’t, they left.
head, it's just I find someone who would threaten his family over a childish twitter spat worse than those posting dhead stuff on twitter.Personally I think anyone who lives their lives on twitter is a twit.
dudleybloke said:
chrispmartha said:
Where have I sided with the people issuing threats? If they have issued serious threats they should face the consequences.
That doesn’t alter the fact Graham Linehan is spending all day pretty much everyday on twitter calling people Pedophiles, groomers and handmaidens, signing up to dating apps to post pictures on his blog of people on there mocking them, his family asked him to stop, he didn’t, they left.
I'm not denying the fact that he's a dThat doesn’t alter the fact Graham Linehan is spending all day pretty much everyday on twitter calling people Pedophiles, groomers and handmaidens, signing up to dating apps to post pictures on his blog of people on there mocking them, his family asked him to stop, he didn’t, they left.
head, it's just I find someone who would threaten his family over a childish twitter spat worse than those posting dhead stuff on twitter.Personally I think anyone who lives their lives on twitter is a twit.
PurpleTurtle said:
I've been pondering for a week or so exactly what Fox's endgame is.
Here you have a well-educated actor from a wealthy(ish?) family who used to be in the most beige of ITV dramas ever, the kind of thing your nan would like.
He then gave that all up, had a short spell at attempting to be a rockstar (a paltry 46 copies of his album sold in the first week of release) then appeared on Question Time where he seemingly reinvented himself as the anti-woke poster boy and ramped up his Twitter followers. He then had an ill-fated attempt at being London Mayor (lost his deposit with only 1.9% of the vote) and has then been hired/suspended/sacked from GB News for misogynistic comments. Today's instalment is that he's (rightly) being investigated for conspiracy to commit criminal damage for trying to whip up a mob to commit ULEZ camera vandalism.
My thoughts are, bearing in mind he is divorced with a couple of kids to fund:
1) Does he have enough wedge to never have to work again? He wasn't that successful an actor so I doubt he has millions in the bank (happy to stand corrected)
2) If not, what does he expect to do now as gainful employment? Is this a grift to somehow align himself as some sort of saviour of free speech which he then goes on to monetise?
He just strikes me as an absolute tool.
He's not a successful actor at all. Mainly because he's sHere you have a well-educated actor from a wealthy(ish?) family who used to be in the most beige of ITV dramas ever, the kind of thing your nan would like.
He then gave that all up, had a short spell at attempting to be a rockstar (a paltry 46 copies of his album sold in the first week of release) then appeared on Question Time where he seemingly reinvented himself as the anti-woke poster boy and ramped up his Twitter followers. He then had an ill-fated attempt at being London Mayor (lost his deposit with only 1.9% of the vote) and has then been hired/suspended/sacked from GB News for misogynistic comments. Today's instalment is that he's (rightly) being investigated for conspiracy to commit criminal damage for trying to whip up a mob to commit ULEZ camera vandalism.
My thoughts are, bearing in mind he is divorced with a couple of kids to fund:
1) Does he have enough wedge to never have to work again? He wasn't that successful an actor so I doubt he has millions in the bank (happy to stand corrected)
2) If not, what does he expect to do now as gainful employment? Is this a grift to somehow align himself as some sort of saviour of free speech which he then goes on to monetise?
He just strikes me as an absolute tool.
t, but likely in part due to being an insufferable tt.He's just capitalising on the same thing all the 'anti-woke' people are doing. Middle aged and retired gammon folk sending him money either by donation or by reading/watching/hearing his stuff enough to have him employed by the likes of Gbeebies (well, until now). I'm amazed there's not a fund on here for him cause the demographics would suggest he'd have a market.
Grifting has become so very easy it's surprising there aren't more doing it.
F1GTRUeno said:
He's not a successful actor at all. Mainly because he's st, but likely in part due to being an insufferable tt.
He's just capitalising on the same thing all the 'anti-woke' people are doing. Middle aged and retired gammon folk sending him money either by donation or by reading/watching/hearing his stuff enough to have him employed by the likes of Gbeebies (well, until now). I'm amazed there's not a fund on here for him cause the demographics would suggest he'd have a market.
Grifting has become so very easy it's surprising there aren't more doing it.
I entirely agree with you that people who describe everything they disagree with as "woke" are a bit tedious. t, but likely in part due to being an insufferable tt.He's just capitalising on the same thing all the 'anti-woke' people are doing. Middle aged and retired gammon folk sending him money either by donation or by reading/watching/hearing his stuff enough to have him employed by the likes of Gbeebies (well, until now). I'm amazed there's not a fund on here for him cause the demographics would suggest he'd have a market.
Grifting has become so very easy it's surprising there aren't more doing it.
They're almost as tedious as people who describe people they disagree with as "gammon".
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