Laurence Fox's absurd twitter rant says feminisation of men is cancer on society
Laurence Fox has signed off on a contentious day by doubling down on his controversial views and branding feminism a “cancer on society”.
The 45-year-old actor-turned-political activist seems determined to cause outrage by refusing to apologise for derogatory remarks he made about a female journalist while appearing on GB News on Tuesday night. The father-of-two rounded on political commentator Ava Edwards to make comments that have been roundly condemned as misogynistic as he asked “who’d want to s**g that” while live on air.
The subsequent backlash lead to Laurence being suspended from GB News - a news channel that he frequently appeared on. And despite even his own colleagues calling him out on his behaviour, Laurence spent all of Wednesday refusing to back down from his words.
As the day drew to a close, Laurence returned to X - the social media app formerly known as Twitter - to reiterate his views. He wrote: “Just so we are clear. I would rather scrub toilets for the rest of my days and retain my dignity. Than shill for cash and opportunity, only to compromise absolutely everything which really matters in life.
Laurence Fox caused furore by sharing controversial views on GB News on Tuesday - and he refused to apologies the next day (AFP via Getty Images)“I’ve made many millions over the years and I gave them up to fight a battle I didn’t want to fight. So if you think that some half baked pile on is going to stop me. Think again. I am truly free.”
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He signed off on the day writing: “Good night Twatter. The feminisation of men is a cancer on society. Every single human life is sacred. #AllLivesMatter.” Laurence was not the only casualty of his actions, however, as presenter Dan Wootton - on whose show Laurence had been a guest - was also suspended from the network pending investigation into the incident.
Mark Dolan was filling in for Dan on Wednesday night and took the opportunity to condemn Laurence’s words when he began his broadcast. The 49-year-old said: "I wasn’t expecting to be here tonight. Dan’s absence tonight’s is beyond my control. Free speech is everything, but it comes with responsibility. Anything you say, or write, or broadcast, will rightly be exposed to the court of public opinion.
"I know. I've been there. And I'll be there again. Whether Laurence should stay on air is not my decision, and Dan's absence tonight is also beyond my control. There is an investigation ongoing.
“But the comments made by Laurence in my viewers were sexist, misogynists and have been condemned across the political spectrum from the left and the right and even the liberal democrats."
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