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Originally Posted by Hugh
Any examples of where he was " cancelled out of is former acting career for speaking his own held views", please?
I can't find any evidence where he was turned down for jobs because of his views - it would appear that someone he appeared on a TV series with didn't want to associate with him, and his agent decided not to work with him, but besides that, can't find anything...
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/comment/...culture-642794
The reason his agent may have dropped him may have been the fact he called people who disagreed with him "paedophiles"...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hone-call.html
Sounds like someone is trying to make a career out of something that didn't actually happen, just stoking up outrage to get money and publicity... |
Well in tweets he was called a disgrace by “equity” and when equity apologised several of their race equality committee resigned.
https://news.sky.com/story/laurence-...grace-11957291
Bear in mind all he had said as this point was that he didn’t think the U.K. was racist towards Meghan.
And yes he was dropped by his agency, and I would suspect he’ll probably never be offered an acting job again.
Now post this incident I would agree he has double downed on everything and said several questionable things, and btw I am no fan of his and never actually seen him in anything.
But I do not believe this is how he wanted his future to pan out, I’m sure he would have been quite happy to stay as actor, he accepted an invitation to go on Question time, he was asked his opinion, he gave it. He was accused of being a white privileged male, which he is and he agreed, but I don’t see why that means he can’t have an opinion.
He was subsequently branded a racist, no evidence of that on QT, the Twitter sphere went into meltdown and he was toxic.
All because he had a valid opinion and expressed it, but if you think that’s all fine and that’s the kind of world you want to live in, you’re welcome to it