Calvin Robinson breaks silence after being sacked from GB News with Laurence Fox
Calvin Robinson has broken his silence after being sacked by GB News.
The presenter, sacked alongside co-star Laurence Fox, said he was "in shock" following his dismissal, uploading a 10-minute explanation video to Twitter. He went on to slam GB News for their treatment of him, Fox and suspended Dan Wootton.
"I have just been dismissed from my role at GB News following a suspension," he told his 300,000 followers. "I'm in shock, I'm absolutely in shock that this has happened." Opening up about the ordeal, he said it was a "stressful situation".
He added: "I've been attacked... not just me, Dan [Wootton] and Laurence [Fox] have too. It's been non-stop for the last few days, not one person at the company [GB News] has reached out to say 'are you okay?', where's the care of duty?
Calvin and Laurence were sacked by GB News (X/Twitter)"Where's the wellbeing officer? It's just... you're dumped, that's it. It's horrible to see it be this corporate." Captioning his upload, Calvin questioned GB News for being the 'home of free speech'. He wrote: "How long can a station keep calling itself "the home of free speech" when it continues to engage in cancel culture? I supported my friends/colleagues and will continue to do so. That should not be a fireable offence. GB News is controlled opposition." The channel said it had "ended its employment relationship" with Laurence following comments he made on the channel about a female journalist.
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They have said their "internal investigation into Dan Wootton continues". In their statement, GB News said: "Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson were both suspended last week pending internal investigations that have now concluded. "As of today, GB News has ended its employment relationship with Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson. The internal investigation into Dan Wootton continues."
It comes after Fox was arrested after his London house was searched by the Met Police on Wednesday morning. The Met confirmed to the Mirror that police officers had arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed. Fox was filmed as he claimed his property was being searched by police. In a video shared by the Reclaim Party, which was launched by the former actor, he was seen sitting on a sofa as cops raided his home.
Fox, 45, was suspended by the channel after he launched a sexist verbal attack against journalist Ava Evans following her opinion on the idea of having a minister for men, which she discussed on BBC Politics Live. The actor branded Ava a "little woman" and remarked "who'd wanna shag that" in the disgusting TV broadcast on GB News, which later saw himself and host Dan Wootton suspended. The exchange, which took place on Dan Wootton Tonight, has become the most complained about moment on TV this year, according to watchdog Ofcom. The media watchdog previously confirmed they had launched an investigation into the Dan Wootton Show under rule 2.3 of the Broadcasting Code, in which broadcasters must ensure material which may cause offence is justified by the context.
Dan issued a grovelling apology in the wake of the backlash over the broadcast, while Laurence stood firm on his comments – before later issuing an apology to Ava in a 15 minute video shared on Twitter, in which he also slammed GB News and his former friend Dan. Speaking to the camera, he said he knows that GB News are going to sack him, but he wanted to clear his own conscience by apologising to Ava Evans for using the word 'shag' in his rant. However, he said that he did stand by what he said in telling all self-respecting men to 'run a mile' from her.
In the clip, he explained: "I went on the Dan Wootton show. I told them exactly what I was going to say and I think that people found it amusing. They knew what I was going to say and I think I did even mention to the producer the use of the word 'shag' - which I don't think is the world's worst word. The point I should have made, was to say that men who are traditionally stoic men should probably avoid women who don't like them very much and women who dismiss male suicide. If I was going to be sensible and I could re-play it, I would say that any self-respecting man in 2023 would be well advised to avoid a woman who possesses that worldview because she will probably cause him nothing but harm.
"But what I did say was, 'I wouldn't shag that', which is not right. It's demeaning to Ava so I am sorry for demeaning her in that way. However angry I am with her still, I am sorry for doing that. And it demeans me because it's not representative of who I am and also I'm not saying any of this stuff - I know I'm going to get sacked tomorrow - I'm saying this stuff to clear my own conscience."
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