Ava Evans felt 'physically sick' after Laurence Fox's vile comment on GB News
Laurence Fox's vile comments about Ava Evans left the political journalist feeling "physically sick". TV watchdogs Ofcom today confirmed they'd received "a number of complaints" after the distasteful tirade aired on GB News on Tuesday.
Fox called the correspondent a "little woman" during an episode of Dan Wootton Tonight, proceeding to make a gross remark, words described as "totally unacceptable" by the TV channel. Taking aim at Ava, Laurence asked: "Who'd want to shag that?"
Ava shared a clip of the comments on Twitter, with the caption "Laurence Fox just did a whole speech on GB News on why men apparently won’t shag me?" which has been viewed more than 6 million times, later adding: "I feel physically sick."
Journalist Ava Evans was targetted by Fox on GB News (Twitter)Speaking to host Dan, Laurence said: "Show me a single self-respecting man that would like to climb into bed with that woman ever, ever, who wasn’t an incel. We need powerful, strong amazing women who make great points for themselves. We don’t need these sort of feminist 4.0. They’re pathetic and embarrassing. Who’d want to shag that?"
As both Laurence and Dan laughed, the former actor added: "Sorry, it's true though." Dan then remarked: "I’m just going to provide a touch of balance from her because she did actually respond to this earlier today, saying that she regretted her comments, but she didn’t apologise. So there you go. And she’s a very beautiful woman Laurence, very beautiful."
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The discussion came after Ava appeared on BBC ’s Politics Live on Monday. After her appearance, she said: "I was a little rash on my anti-minister for men comments which I do regret and am actually very interested in a brief for a minister on young men’s mental health."
In a statement, GB News said: "Comments made tonight on GB News by Laurence Fox were totally unacceptable. What he said does not reflect our values and we apologise unreservedly for the comments and the offence they have caused. We have launched an investigation and will be apologising to the individual involved."
Ofcom posted on X, formally Twitter, adding: "We can confirm we've received a number of complaints about comments made by Laurence Fox on GB News last night. We are assessing these complaints against our broadcast rules and will publish the outcome as quickly as possible."
Fox insists he 'stands by every word' he said on Tuesday (Twitter)After his comments sparked outrage, Fox has since broken his silence, saying he "stands by every word of what I said". He added: "It's called free speech. I realise that the new woke world is low on laughter and high on offence, but it's still worth trying to find the lighter moments in this joyless new cancel culture which has been created for us."
"So if you are expecting a grovelling apology, I suggest you don’t hold your breath. I won’t ever apologise to the mob. Have a lovely day. In this self censoring world, speak your mind. Live strong and free," he added on Wednesday.
However, on Tuesday, host Dan issued a lengthy apology as he said: "I want to reiterate my regret over last night’s exchange with Laurence on GB News. Having looked at the footage, I can see how inappropriate my reaction to his totally unacceptable remarks appears to be and want to be clear that I was in no way amused by the comments.
"I reacted as I did out of shock and surprise in an off guard moment while working out how to respond as he continued to speak by searching for tweets @AvaSantina had sent earlier in the day while having them read out in my ear at the same time. However, I should have intervened immediately to challenge offensive and misogynistic remarks.
"I apologise unreservedly for what was a very unfortunate lapse in judgement on my part under the intense pressure of a bizarre exchange. I know I should have done better. I'm devastated that I let down the team and our supportive GBN family. We seek to tackle the issue and not the person, which I intend to stress again on air tonight."
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