Laurence Fox faced severe criticism for his sickening rant against journalist Ava Evans during a segment on GB News earlier this week, which led to him being formally suspended
Laurence Fox’s row with Romesh Ranganathan has resurfaced amid the outcry following his sexist comments on GB News, and his subsequent suspension.
The former actor, 45, launched a blistering attack on political journalist Ava Evans during an appearance on Dan Wootton ‘s GB News show on Tuesday, describing her as a “little woman” and making sickening derogatory comments about her sex life. The failed politician has faced a serious backlash since the rant, and despite being suspended by GB News, Laurence has so far refused to apologise to Ava, instead telling his devoted followers that he would “rather scrub toilets for the rest of my days to retain my dignity”.
Since the controversy began, Laurence has faced criticism on social media, and many have highlighted his previous rows with celebrities over his out-dated stance on sexism and misogyny, including comedian Romesh Ranganathan. Earlier this year, the funnyman joined forces with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on a new campaign that encouraged men to “confidently step in” when they see or hear any inappropriate language and behaviour towards women, by telling their friends “maaate”.
He shared his support for the initiative during a live comedy show, and told the audience: “All I’m asking for you to do is if you see some sort of behaviour like that, you don’t have to be big about it. Just have a word â and if that word is just ‘mate’, then that’s all good.” The footage faced positive and negative comments on social media, and it didn’t take long for Laurence to wade into the row with his own comments about the successful author, actor and comedian.