Dancing On Ice bosses 'won't axe Rufus Hound' as offensive tweets resurface

  • 📰 MetroUK
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 82%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

He’s come under fire for tweets accusing former Prime Minister Theresa May of planning the Manchester Arena terror attack in 2017.

Other tweets Rufus has been called out for saw him call Ed Sheeran a ‘g**lord’ and use the word ‘r****d’ in another posted in 2011.

It began: ‘Hi there Occasionally for different reasons, people trawl through my timeline to find stuff that they can take offence at or inspire offence in others with.‘So, I just want to make something abundantly clear: When I was a stand-up and a younger man, the culture on here was much darker and edgier. I made jokes about race, sexuality, politics… everything. You may not like those jokes. You may find those jokes offensive or upsetting.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

By all means accuse politicians of being inept, attack their policies, but to suggest that it could be advantageous to them when an atrocity takes place, is, I’m afraid, grotesque. Learn a lesson, take a deep breath, move on.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 13. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.