The future of GB News' Headliners is in jeopardy following comedian Josh Howie's controversial comments during a broadcast, where he linked the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This sparked over 1,200 complaints to Ofcom, with the Good Law Project gathering 70,000 signatures against the show. Howie's remarks were in reference to Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's call for mercy towards minority groups, leading to criticism of "toxic rhetoric". The show's presenter announced a temporary continuation on air while management deliberates its fate amid public backlash and legal implications surrounding false claims about LGBTQ+ individuals.
Howie made the remarks in regard to bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's inauguration sermon, in which the bishop urged Donald Trump to show mercy to minority groups, including the LGBTQ+ community and immigrants.
In 2022, Laurence Fox requested a jury trial in a defamation case brought by Drag Race UK's Crystal, former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and Coronation Street star Nicola Thorp, after he falsely labelled them 'paedophiles' during a heated Twitter row in October 2020.
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