Information reaching hitztv.com.ng has it that Laurence Fox smoking Cigar in his chair during police raid before he got arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras.
A third presenter, Calvin Robinson, was later suspended after showing support for Wootton online.
In an interview with Sky News’s Sophy Ridge following the broadcast, the chief executive of Ofcom acknowledged there are “real issues around misogyny” in public discourse.
MailOnline later announced it had terminated its contract with Wootton, who was a columnist for the website.
His regular column was originally paused in August while the publication investigated allegations he used a pseudonym and offered colleagues money for sexual material.
Laurence Fox smoking in his seat as 6 The Metropolitan Police searched his house after yesterday’s Rumble interview with Maajid Nawaz, where on ULEZ, he said he’d be ‘out there with my angle grinder’ and would be ‘happy to be arrested’.
Laurence Fox has been sacked from GB News following an investigation into on-air comments he made about female journalist Ava Evans, which received more than 8,000 Ofcom complaints.
Actor-turned-politician Fox underwent a disciplinary hearing with the broadcaster after he made a series of personal remarks about political correspondent, Ms Evans, including asking “who would want to s*** that?”.
GB News has since announced that it has “ended its employment relationship with Laurence Fox”.
“As of today, GB News has ended its employment relationship with Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson.
“The internal investigation into Dan Wootton continues.”
Wootton, who has since apologised, was also suspended by GB News amid an internal investigation and a probe by Ofcom.
On Wednesday, the media watchdog said it has received a total of 8,846 complaints about the episode of Wootton’s show on September 26.
It comes after GB News boss Angelos Frangopoulos said he was “appalled” by the remarks, adding that they were not in keeping with the values of the channel.
Since the broadcast, MailOnline announced it had terminated its contract with Wootton, who was a columnist for the site.
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