British former footballer turned former manager Joey Barton has escalated his battles regarding female commentators in sport, after he was slammed by broadcaster ITV for making “vindictive” remarks about two of their pundits.
Barton, used to causing controversy with his outspoken attitude, launched this latest debacle with a social media post Friday regarding the comments made by pundits Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward on a televised match the night before.
Of Aluko, he wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “How is she even talking about men’s football. She can’t even kick a ball properly. Your coverage of the game Efc last night, took it to a new low. Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward, the Fred and Rose West of football commentary.”
Fred and Rose West were a married couple convicted of a dozen murders over a 20-year period, with both names remaining on the list of the UK’s most notorious criminals.
Barton, used to causing controversy with his outspoken attitude, launched this latest debacle with a social media post Friday regarding the comments made by pundits Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward on a televised match the night before.
Of Aluko, he wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “How is she even talking about men’s football. She can’t even kick a ball properly. Your coverage of the game Efc last night, took it to a new low. Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward, the Fred and Rose West of football commentary.”
Fred and Rose West were a married couple convicted of a dozen murders over a 20-year period, with both names remaining on the list of the UK’s most notorious criminals.
- 1/6/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon’s UK content arm, which is behind series such as Clarkson’s Farm and The Rig, is saying goodbye to its boss.
Dan Grabiner, who is Head of UK Originals, UK & Northern Europe, Amazon Studios – Prime Video UK, will leave the company in mid-October. Amazon confirmed his exit to Deadline today and staff were informed this morning.
Grabiner is set to launch his own production business, according to an internal note from Amazon Head of International Originals James Farrell seen by Deadline.
Tara Erer, who is currently Head of Local Original Movies for Amazon Studios, will step into Grabiner’s role. She has been with the Local Originals team for four years, leading a centralized global team on films such as Culpa Mia, Sayen and Argentina 1985.
Grabiner, who was previously Head of Unscripted for Amazon Studios UK, was promoted to Head of UK Originals, UK in June 2021. He had...
Dan Grabiner, who is Head of UK Originals, UK & Northern Europe, Amazon Studios – Prime Video UK, will leave the company in mid-October. Amazon confirmed his exit to Deadline today and staff were informed this morning.
Grabiner is set to launch his own production business, according to an internal note from Amazon Head of International Originals James Farrell seen by Deadline.
Tara Erer, who is currently Head of Local Original Movies for Amazon Studios, will step into Grabiner’s role. She has been with the Local Originals team for four years, leading a centralized global team on films such as Culpa Mia, Sayen and Argentina 1985.
Grabiner, who was previously Head of Unscripted for Amazon Studios UK, was promoted to Head of UK Originals, UK in June 2021. He had...
- 9/8/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The controversial Jeremy Clarkson Sun column last year slamming Meghan Markle has been censured for “a pejorative and prejudicial reference to the Duchess of Sussex’s sex,” but escaped punishment for harassing her or being prejudicial on grounds of race.
UK newspaper regulator Ipso has immediately ordered Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper to publish a summary of the findings on the same page as the column appears along with the front page and on its website.
Ipso ruled that the former Top Gear host’s column, titled “One day, Harold the glove puppet will tell the truth about A Woman Talking B*****ks,” contained a “pejorative and prejudicial reference to the Duchess’ sex.”
The column, which was published in December 2022, said Markle should be “made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!” and throw lumps of excrement at her” — a reference...
UK newspaper regulator Ipso has immediately ordered Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper to publish a summary of the findings on the same page as the column appears along with the front page and on its website.
Ipso ruled that the former Top Gear host’s column, titled “One day, Harold the glove puppet will tell the truth about A Woman Talking B*****ks,” contained a “pejorative and prejudicial reference to the Duchess’ sex.”
The column, which was published in December 2022, said Markle should be “made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!” and throw lumps of excrement at her” — a reference...
- 6/30/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The U.K.’s media watchdog, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), has upheld two complaints lodged by women’s rights charities against Jeremy Clarkson’s December column in The Sun about Meghan Markle.
Variety can reveal that after a months-long process, Ipso found that the “Grand Tour” host’s column breached Clause 12 of the regulator’s Editors’ Code of Practice, which relates to discrimination. The case marks the first time in its nine-year history that Ipso has upheld a complaint on the basis of sexism.
As a result, The Sun has been instructed to publish a summary of the regulator’s findings in the spot where Clarkson’s column regularly appears in the print edition, and reference the decision on its front page and website homepage for 24 hours — something the tabloid hasn’t been forced to do since 2016, when its front-page “Queen Backs Brexit” splash was found to have breached press regulations.
Variety can reveal that after a months-long process, Ipso found that the “Grand Tour” host’s column breached Clause 12 of the regulator’s Editors’ Code of Practice, which relates to discrimination. The case marks the first time in its nine-year history that Ipso has upheld a complaint on the basis of sexism.
As a result, The Sun has been instructed to publish a summary of the regulator’s findings in the spot where Clarkson’s column regularly appears in the print edition, and reference the decision on its front page and website homepage for 24 hours — something the tabloid hasn’t been forced to do since 2016, when its front-page “Queen Backs Brexit” splash was found to have breached press regulations.
- 6/30/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The next season of Jeremy Clarkson’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” on ITV will be its last on the British broadcaster, with “no future commitments” in the works.
ITV boss Carolyn McCall tells Variety that the forthcoming season of the game show, which is currently in production, will be Clarkson’s final foray as host. The “Grand Tour” presenter has been at the center of a media firestorm over his December column in British tabloid The Sun. In the piece, which is currently being investigated by British media regulator Ipso, Clarkson said the Duchess of Sussex should be forced to parade the streets naked with “lumps of excrement thrown at her.”
“We have a contract. We’re contracted to this [season], so we will do that,” said McCall. “And then we have no future commitments. And we haven’t made any statements about that.”
When asked whether ITV may...
ITV boss Carolyn McCall tells Variety that the forthcoming season of the game show, which is currently in production, will be Clarkson’s final foray as host. The “Grand Tour” presenter has been at the center of a media firestorm over his December column in British tabloid The Sun. In the piece, which is currently being investigated by British media regulator Ipso, Clarkson said the Duchess of Sussex should be forced to parade the streets naked with “lumps of excrement thrown at her.”
“We have a contract. We’re contracted to this [season], so we will do that,” said McCall. “And then we have no future commitments. And we haven’t made any statements about that.”
When asked whether ITV may...
- 3/1/2023
- by Manori Ravindran and K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Update: U.K. gender equality charity The Fawcett Society, one of the two complainants who have prompted an investigation by media watchdog Ipso into Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle column in The Sun, have said that the “Grand Tour” presenter’s “misogynistic and racist” views have helped to normalize violence, hate and harassment against women.
In response to a question by Variety about the charity’s motivations for the complaint, Fawcett Society CEO Jemima Olchawski said in a statement: “Following our complaint, we welcome the Ipso investigation. Of course, the comments were deeply offensive but it goes beyond that. Clarkson’s misogynistic and racist views appeared in one of our biggest national newspapers, they will have been seen and sanctioned by experienced journalists before they were published in the Sun. It is this endorsement of these toxic views that is also extremely troubling.
“Sexism, racism, and misogyny have no place in our society.
In response to a question by Variety about the charity’s motivations for the complaint, Fawcett Society CEO Jemima Olchawski said in a statement: “Following our complaint, we welcome the Ipso investigation. Of course, the comments were deeply offensive but it goes beyond that. Clarkson’s misogynistic and racist views appeared in one of our biggest national newspapers, they will have been seen and sanctioned by experienced journalists before they were published in the Sun. It is this endorsement of these toxic views that is also extremely troubling.
“Sexism, racism, and misogyny have no place in our society.
- 2/10/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exactly a month after former “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson caused outrage by publishing a column in “The Sun” containing several inflammatory statements about Meghan Markle, the veteran TV host’s two Amazon series are likely coming to an end.
Variety is reporting that the TV presenter’s Amazon Prime Video series “The Grand Tour,” a “Top Gear” spinoff, and ““Clarkson’s Farm,” a documentary about his Cotswolds farm, will not be renewed at the service, past seasons that have already been commissioned. That means that “Clarkson’s Farm,” which premieres its second season February 10, will likely end in 2024 with its already ordered Season 3, while “The Grand Tour” will end after four special episodes ordered for the streamer. Variety additionally reported that a Tuesday press conference for “Clarkson’s Farm” Season 2 has been canceled.
Amazon Prime Video declined to comment on the news to IndieWire.
It should be noted that, although Variety says...
Variety is reporting that the TV presenter’s Amazon Prime Video series “The Grand Tour,” a “Top Gear” spinoff, and ““Clarkson’s Farm,” a documentary about his Cotswolds farm, will not be renewed at the service, past seasons that have already been commissioned. That means that “Clarkson’s Farm,” which premieres its second season February 10, will likely end in 2024 with its already ordered Season 3, while “The Grand Tour” will end after four special episodes ordered for the streamer. Variety additionally reported that a Tuesday press conference for “Clarkson’s Farm” Season 2 has been canceled.
Amazon Prime Video declined to comment on the news to IndieWire.
It should be noted that, although Variety says...
- 1/16/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Update: A virtual press conference for Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon Prime Video series “Clarkson’s Farm” that was set to take place on Tuesday morning has been called off.
The event — which was scheduled before the presenter’s column about Meghan Markle was published in British tabloid The Sun in December — had still been on the cards in recent weeks, despite the ensuing controversy. However, it was canceled at 6 p.m. U.K. time on Monday, hours after Clarkson posted a fresh apology on Instagram, and Variety reported that Prime Video was set to part ways with the controversial figure.
Earlier: Amazon Prime Video is likely to be parting ways with Jeremy Clarkson mere weeks after his comments about Meghan Markle were published in British tabloid The Sun.
Sources tell Variety that the streaming service won’t be working with Clarkson beyond seasons of “The Grand Tour” and “Clarkson’s Farm” that have already been commissioned.
The event — which was scheduled before the presenter’s column about Meghan Markle was published in British tabloid The Sun in December — had still been on the cards in recent weeks, despite the ensuing controversy. However, it was canceled at 6 p.m. U.K. time on Monday, hours after Clarkson posted a fresh apology on Instagram, and Variety reported that Prime Video was set to part ways with the controversial figure.
Earlier: Amazon Prime Video is likely to be parting ways with Jeremy Clarkson mere weeks after his comments about Meghan Markle were published in British tabloid The Sun.
Sources tell Variety that the streaming service won’t be working with Clarkson beyond seasons of “The Grand Tour” and “Clarkson’s Farm” that have already been commissioned.
- 1/16/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
British tabloid The Sun has apologized for a column written by former “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson in which he wrote he “hates” Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on a “cellular level” and suggested she be made to “parade naked” through Britain while people “throw lumps of excrement at her.”
“Columnists’ opinions are their own, but as a publisher, we realise that with free expression comes responsibility,” the newspaper wrote in a statement published on its website on Friday evening local time. “We at The Sun regret the publication of this article and we are sincerely sorry.”
The statement added that Clarkson’s article had been removed from its website and archives.
The Sun is among a number of British tabloids that Meghan and her husband Prince Harry have had long-running enmity towards, with Harry launching legal action against the newspaper in 2019 over alleged phone-hacking.
Clarkson is a writer and broadcaster who,...
“Columnists’ opinions are their own, but as a publisher, we realise that with free expression comes responsibility,” the newspaper wrote in a statement published on its website on Friday evening local time. “We at The Sun regret the publication of this article and we are sincerely sorry.”
The statement added that Clarkson’s article had been removed from its website and archives.
The Sun is among a number of British tabloids that Meghan and her husband Prince Harry have had long-running enmity towards, with Harry launching legal action against the newspaper in 2019 over alleged phone-hacking.
Clarkson is a writer and broadcaster who,...
- 12/23/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Jeremy Clarkson will remain the host of ITV’s “Who Wants to Be a Million?” in the U.K. despite backlash from an op-ed in The Sun that members of Parliament condemned as “violent misogynistic language” against Meghan Markle, according to Kevin Lygo, ITV’s managing director of media and entertainment.
“What he writes in a newspaper column is really more for you to talk about because we have no control over what he says,” Lygo said to the Broadcasting Press Guild in London. “We hire him as a consummate broadcaster of the most famous quiz show on television. So it’s not quite in our wheelhouse.”
Lygo also called his remarks “awful” and noted that Clarkson has “acknowledged that,” but “should apologize.”
“I don’t know what he was thinking when he wrote that,” Lygo said.
The news of Clarkson remaining on air comes a day after the host...
“What he writes in a newspaper column is really more for you to talk about because we have no control over what he says,” Lygo said to the Broadcasting Press Guild in London. “We hire him as a consummate broadcaster of the most famous quiz show on television. So it’s not quite in our wheelhouse.”
Lygo also called his remarks “awful” and noted that Clarkson has “acknowledged that,” but “should apologize.”
“I don’t know what he was thinking when he wrote that,” Lygo said.
The news of Clarkson remaining on air comes a day after the host...
- 12/21/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Jeremy Clarkson has come under fire for his most recent comments about Meghan Markle, with a plethora of fellow celebrities criticising his “hateful” rant.
In his column for The Sun, the journalist and former Top Gear presenter said: “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, “Shame!” and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
He also said he hated Markle, “not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West”, but on a “cellular level”.
Carol Vorderman, John Bishop, and Kathy Burke are among the celebrities to condemn Clarkson’s comments on Twitter.
The Grand Tour presenter’s daughter Emily also spoke out against her father.
“I want to make it clear that I stand against everything my father wrote about Meghan Markle,...
In his column for The Sun, the journalist and former Top Gear presenter said: “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, “Shame!” and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
He also said he hated Markle, “not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West”, but on a “cellular level”.
Carol Vorderman, John Bishop, and Kathy Burke are among the celebrities to condemn Clarkson’s comments on Twitter.
The Grand Tour presenter’s daughter Emily also spoke out against her father.
“I want to make it clear that I stand against everything my father wrote about Meghan Markle,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Ella Kipling
- The Independent - TV
Jeremy Clarkson has come under fire for his most recent comments about Meghan Markle, with a plethora of fellow celebrities criticising his “hateful” rant.
In his column for The Sun, the journalist and former Top Gear presenter said: “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, “Shame!” and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
He also said he hated Markle, “not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West”, but on a “cellular level”.
Carol Vorderman, John Bishop, and Kathy Burke are among the celebrities to condemn Clarkson’s comments on Twitter.
The Grand Tour presenter’s daughter Emily also spoke out against her father.
“I want to make it clear that I stand against everything my father wrote about Meghan Markle,...
In his column for The Sun, the journalist and former Top Gear presenter said: “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, “Shame!” and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
He also said he hated Markle, “not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West”, but on a “cellular level”.
Carol Vorderman, John Bishop, and Kathy Burke are among the celebrities to condemn Clarkson’s comments on Twitter.
The Grand Tour presenter’s daughter Emily also spoke out against her father.
“I want to make it clear that I stand against everything my father wrote about Meghan Markle,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Ella Kipling
- The Independent - TV
English broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson has issued a statement following his inflammatory comments about Meghan Markle. Jeremy had made the remarks about the Duchess of Sussex in a column for the UK tabloid ‘The Sun’. The ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ presenter shared a statement on social media, saying he is “horrified to have caused so much hurt,” reports ‘Variety’.
“Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it,” a contrite Clarkson tweeted. “In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in ‘Game of Thrones’ and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.”
According to ‘Variety’, in Clarkson’s December 16 column, titled ‘One day, Harold the glove puppet will tell the truth about A Woman Talking B******ks,’ the former ‘Top Gear’ presenter wrote of Markle: “I hate her.
“Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it,” a contrite Clarkson tweeted. “In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in ‘Game of Thrones’ and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.”
According to ‘Variety’, in Clarkson’s December 16 column, titled ‘One day, Harold the glove puppet will tell the truth about A Woman Talking B******ks,’ the former ‘Top Gear’ presenter wrote of Markle: “I hate her.
- 12/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Click here to read the full article.
Jeremy Clarkson, the host of the docuseries Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime, has released a statement after a column he wrote in Brit tabloid The Sun about Meghan Markle led to more than 6,000 complaints to the country’s press regulator.
In Friday’s piece — which attracted condemnation from across the media landscape (including from his own daughter) over the weekend — Clarkson wrote that Prince Harry was being “controlled” by Markle, and he was “dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
In a bizarre rant, Clarkson — who in 2015 was fired as host of the BBC’s motoring show after punching a producer — added that he hated Markle more than convicted serial killer Rose West and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Jeremy Clarkson, the host of the docuseries Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime, has released a statement after a column he wrote in Brit tabloid The Sun about Meghan Markle led to more than 6,000 complaints to the country’s press regulator.
In Friday’s piece — which attracted condemnation from across the media landscape (including from his own daughter) over the weekend — Clarkson wrote that Prince Harry was being “controlled” by Markle, and he was “dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
In a bizarre rant, Clarkson — who in 2015 was fired as host of the BBC’s motoring show after punching a producer — added that he hated Markle more than convicted serial killer Rose West and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
- 12/19/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former “Top Gear” presenter Jeremy Clarkson is engineering an apology after penning a controversial op-ed on Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan.”
Clarkson wrote a column for The Sun referencing a “Game of Thrones”-esque fate for Meghan Markle in his fantasies. “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowd chants ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her,” Clarkson wrote of Markle.
“The Grand Tour” host compared Markle to Scotland’s First Minister Nicole Sturgeon and serial killer Rose West.
He added that “everyone who’s my age thinks the same way” about the Duchess of Sussex, noting, “I hate her on a cellular level.”
Clarkson has since taken to Twitter to apologize amid backlash.
“Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it,...
Clarkson wrote a column for The Sun referencing a “Game of Thrones”-esque fate for Meghan Markle in his fantasies. “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowd chants ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her,” Clarkson wrote of Markle.
“The Grand Tour” host compared Markle to Scotland’s First Minister Nicole Sturgeon and serial killer Rose West.
He added that “everyone who’s my age thinks the same way” about the Duchess of Sussex, noting, “I hate her on a cellular level.”
Clarkson has since taken to Twitter to apologize amid backlash.
“Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it,...
- 12/19/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Adil Ray believes “a line has been crossed” by Jeremy Clarkson’s controversial rant about Meghan Markle.
While discussing Clarkson’s comments on Monday’s show (19 December), the Good Morning Britain host said: “Our words have consequences. We sometimes spark debate but we know our words have consequences.”
Clarkson found himself on the receiving end of backlash with his recent column for The Sun, published on Friday (16 December).
He wrote of Markle: “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
The former Top Gear host said that he hates Markle, but not in the same way he hates Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West, for example: “I hate her on a cellular level,...
While discussing Clarkson’s comments on Monday’s show (19 December), the Good Morning Britain host said: “Our words have consequences. We sometimes spark debate but we know our words have consequences.”
Clarkson found himself on the receiving end of backlash with his recent column for The Sun, published on Friday (16 December).
He wrote of Markle: “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
The former Top Gear host said that he hates Markle, but not in the same way he hates Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West, for example: “I hate her on a cellular level,...
- 12/19/2022
- by Ella Kipling
- The Independent - TV
Jeremy Clarkson has issued a statement following his inflammatory comments about Meghan Markle in a column for tabloid The Sun.
On Monday, the “Clarkson’s Farm” presenter shared a statement on social media, saying he is “horrified to have caused so much hurt.”
“Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it,” Clarkson tweeted. “In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.”
In Clarkson’s Dec. 16 column, titled “One day, Harold the glove puppet will tell the truth about A Woman Talking B*ks,” the former “Top Gear” presenter wrote of Markle: “I hate her. Not like I hate [Scottish National Party leader] Nicola Sturgeon or [British serial killer] Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level.
On Monday, the “Clarkson’s Farm” presenter shared a statement on social media, saying he is “horrified to have caused so much hurt.”
“Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it,” Clarkson tweeted. “In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.”
In Clarkson’s Dec. 16 column, titled “One day, Harold the glove puppet will tell the truth about A Woman Talking B*ks,” the former “Top Gear” presenter wrote of Markle: “I hate her. Not like I hate [Scottish National Party leader] Nicola Sturgeon or [British serial killer] Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level.
- 12/19/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter, the podcast host Emily Clarkson, has spoken out against her father’s recent comments about the Duchess of Sussex.
In a newspaper column this week, Clarkson wrote that he despises the duchess “on a cellular level” and dreams of people throwing “excrement” at her in the street.
He also wrote that he hates Meghan more than Rose West, the serial killer who collaborated with her husband Fred in the torture and murder of young women and children.
Clarkson’s comments, published in The Sun on Friday 16 December in response to the Harry and Meghan documentary on Netflix, were widely condemned as “vile and disgusting”.
Posting on her Instagram Stories on Sunday 18 December, Emily, 28, wrote: “My views are and have always been clear when it comes to misogyny, bullying and the treatment of women by the media.
“I want to make it very clear that I stand...
In a newspaper column this week, Clarkson wrote that he despises the duchess “on a cellular level” and dreams of people throwing “excrement” at her in the street.
He also wrote that he hates Meghan more than Rose West, the serial killer who collaborated with her husband Fred in the torture and murder of young women and children.
Clarkson’s comments, published in The Sun on Friday 16 December in response to the Harry and Meghan documentary on Netflix, were widely condemned as “vile and disgusting”.
Posting on her Instagram Stories on Sunday 18 December, Emily, 28, wrote: “My views are and have always been clear when it comes to misogyny, bullying and the treatment of women by the media.
“I want to make it very clear that I stand...
- 12/18/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Kathy Burke has hit out at Jeremy Clarkson after the former Top Gear presenter came under fire for vitriolic remarks about Meghan Markle.
In a newspaper column this week, Clarkson wrote that he despises the Duchess of Sussex “on a cellular level” and dreams of people throwing “excrement” at her in the street.
He also said he hated Markle, “not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West”, but on a “cellular level”.
Clarkson’s comments, written in The Sun on Friday 16 December in response to the Harry and Meghan documentary on Netflix, were widely condemned as “vile and disgusting”.
Now, comedian and actor Burke has weighed in, tweeting on Sunday 18 December: “Watched the rest of #HarryandMeganNetflix. Still think they’re pretty great and I love their relationship with Meghan’s gorgeous mum, Doria.
“Wishing them continued happiness and people like that colossal c*** Clarkson continued pain with the thought of it.
In a newspaper column this week, Clarkson wrote that he despises the Duchess of Sussex “on a cellular level” and dreams of people throwing “excrement” at her in the street.
He also said he hated Markle, “not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West”, but on a “cellular level”.
Clarkson’s comments, written in The Sun on Friday 16 December in response to the Harry and Meghan documentary on Netflix, were widely condemned as “vile and disgusting”.
Now, comedian and actor Burke has weighed in, tweeting on Sunday 18 December: “Watched the rest of #HarryandMeganNetflix. Still think they’re pretty great and I love their relationship with Meghan’s gorgeous mum, Doria.
“Wishing them continued happiness and people like that colossal c*** Clarkson continued pain with the thought of it.
- 12/18/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Monica Dolan has always been drawn to challenging roles, from killer Rose West to fraudster Anne Darwin. Now, more in demand than ever, she reveals why she relishes every part she tackles
Monica Dolan has worn a lot of cardigans over the course of her long acting career. She has become one of those actors whose involvement in a project all but guarantees quality. She has a tendency to play characters who wrap themselves up in a sturdy knit; women who look harmless, or appear invisible, to the wider world. But tug at the threads of those characters and the idea of safety soon unravels. She won a Bafta for her portrayal of the serial killer Rose West in 2011, and recently appeared in one of the year’s best dramas, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, as Anne Darwin, imprisoned for fraud after helping her husband, John, to fake his own death.
Monica Dolan has worn a lot of cardigans over the course of her long acting career. She has become one of those actors whose involvement in a project all but guarantees quality. She has a tendency to play characters who wrap themselves up in a sturdy knit; women who look harmless, or appear invisible, to the wider world. But tug at the threads of those characters and the idea of safety soon unravels. She won a Bafta for her portrayal of the serial killer Rose West in 2011, and recently appeared in one of the year’s best dramas, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, as Anne Darwin, imprisoned for fraud after helping her husband, John, to fake his own death.
- 6/19/2022
- by Rebecca Nicholson
- The Guardian - Film News
British police are excavating the yard of a house once owned by a couple imprisoned for child sex abuse - who were friends with serial killers Fred and Rosemary West. Acting on a tip, authorities began digging at the rural Bradninch home once owned by David and Pauline Williams, who are serving a combined sentence of 35 years for raping, sexually assaulting and beating ten children over a 15-year period. "These are ongoing investigations linked to historic intelligence at the bungalow," says Detective Superintendent Keith Perkin of Devon and Cornwall Police. The excavations are expected to last until the end of...
- 5/5/2016
- by Philip Boucher, @philipboucher
- PEOPLE.com
British police are excavating the yard of a house once owned by a couple imprisoned for child sex abuse - who were friends with serial killers Fred and Rosemary West. Acting on a tip, authorities began digging at the rural Bradninch home once owned by David and Pauline Williams, who are serving a combined sentence of 35 years for raping, sexually assaulting and beating ten children over a 15-year period. "These are ongoing investigations linked to historic intelligence at the bungalow," says Detective Superintendent Keith Perkin of Devon and Cornwall Police. The excavations are expected to last until the end of...
- 5/5/2016
- by Philip Boucher, @philipboucher
- PEOPLE.com
Actor Dominic West was the toast of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Awards on Sunday after scoring a top prize for his creepy portrayal of serial killer Fred West.
The Wire star landed the Best Actor prize for his role in U.K. series Appropriate Adult, a reconstruction of the police investigation into the notorious murderer, while his co-star Emily Watson won Best Actress for playing Janet Leach, who sat in on the interviews Fred West gave to cops.
As he collected his award, West said, "I hope she (Leach) has had some closure and I hope she feels we honoured the suffering she endured and the suffering of all of West's victims, living and dead."
Watson appeared emotional as she gave her winner's speech and told the BBC after the ceremony, "It was such a disturbing place to go. In my speech I was very overwhelmed I forgot to thank Janet Leach, she gave very generously to us.
"The public perception of the West case is a tabloid-driven view and then I read the script and it was a very intelligent piece full of integrity. It's a deep abyss right in the middle of our society."
Appropriate Adult enjoyed a triple win at the London ceremony - Monica Dolan won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Rosemary West, nm1377339 autoFred West[/link]'s wife. Sherlock's Andrew Scott fought off competition from his co-star Martin Freeman to win Best Supporting Actor.
Beloved Australian entertainer Rolf Harris was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship in honour of his lengthy career, and as he was applauded he declared, "Thank you so much, that's very moving", before adding, "How nice to be presented with this... I can't begin to tell you just how humbled I am by being here in this distinguished company, so many previous recipients of this BAFTA Fellowship."
Other winners included Shane Meadows' This Is England 88, which took the Best Mini-Series prize, Doctor Who writer Stephen Moffat, who received a Special BAFTA for "outstanding creative writing contribution to television", and Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders (Female Performance in a Comedy Programme).
The ceremony also featured a memorial segment, remembering the stars lost in the past 12 months, including Davy Jones, actresses Anna Massey, Googie Withers and Betty Driver, presenters Jimmy Savile and Bob Holness, actors Peter Falk, George Baker and Colin Tarrant, and comedian Frank Carson.
Presenters at the ceremony included West, actresses Helen McCrory, Melissa George and Emilia Fox, and actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Smith, Sam Claflin and Timothy Spall.
The Wire star landed the Best Actor prize for his role in U.K. series Appropriate Adult, a reconstruction of the police investigation into the notorious murderer, while his co-star Emily Watson won Best Actress for playing Janet Leach, who sat in on the interviews Fred West gave to cops.
As he collected his award, West said, "I hope she (Leach) has had some closure and I hope she feels we honoured the suffering she endured and the suffering of all of West's victims, living and dead."
Watson appeared emotional as she gave her winner's speech and told the BBC after the ceremony, "It was such a disturbing place to go. In my speech I was very overwhelmed I forgot to thank Janet Leach, she gave very generously to us.
"The public perception of the West case is a tabloid-driven view and then I read the script and it was a very intelligent piece full of integrity. It's a deep abyss right in the middle of our society."
Appropriate Adult enjoyed a triple win at the London ceremony - Monica Dolan won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Rosemary West, nm1377339 autoFred West[/link]'s wife. Sherlock's Andrew Scott fought off competition from his co-star Martin Freeman to win Best Supporting Actor.
Beloved Australian entertainer Rolf Harris was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship in honour of his lengthy career, and as he was applauded he declared, "Thank you so much, that's very moving", before adding, "How nice to be presented with this... I can't begin to tell you just how humbled I am by being here in this distinguished company, so many previous recipients of this BAFTA Fellowship."
Other winners included Shane Meadows' This Is England 88, which took the Best Mini-Series prize, Doctor Who writer Stephen Moffat, who received a Special BAFTA for "outstanding creative writing contribution to television", and Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders (Female Performance in a Comedy Programme).
The ceremony also featured a memorial segment, remembering the stars lost in the past 12 months, including Davy Jones, actresses Anna Massey, Googie Withers and Betty Driver, presenters Jimmy Savile and Bob Holness, actors Peter Falk, George Baker and Colin Tarrant, and comedian Frank Carson.
Presenters at the ceremony included West, actresses Helen McCrory, Melissa George and Emilia Fox, and actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Smith, Sam Claflin and Timothy Spall.
- 5/28/2012
- WENN
Neil McKay, the writer of Appropriate Adult, has defended ITV's decision to make the drama about serial killer Fred West. The show, which has been criticised by Fred's daughter Anne Marie Davis, tells the story of Fred and nm1376801 autoRosemary West[/link]'s crimes from the point of view of trainee social worker Janet Leach - played by Emily Watson - who was manipulated by the murderer when assigned to his case. "I work on the principle that those subjects that are the most difficult are those you should most look at," McKay told The Guardian. "That goes for all aspects of life - but it is one of the prime purposes of drama, and has been since the Greeks invented it. "You hope that if you take a point of view that doesn't put you behind the murderer's eyes, that does away with the difficulty of what you wouldn't want to do,...
- 9/3/2011
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
ITV has announced a new factual drama based on the story of Fred and nm1376801 autoRosemary West[/link]. Appropriate Adult will focus on the period between nm1377339 autoFred West[/link]'s arrest and his subsequent suicide and will chart his relationship with Janet Leach, who served as his guardian or 'appropriate adult' during police interviews. The Wire star Dominic West will play the role of West in the two-part drama, while Cemetery Junction actress Emily Watson will portray Leach. Dci Banks: Aftermath star Monica Dolan will appear as Rose West. "Our intention is to (more)...
- 1/17/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Edinburgh Film Festival
EDINBURGH — The family that slays together stays together in “Mum & Dad, ” a nightmarish little Brit-horror that makes a virtue of micro-budget limitations. The screenplay takes the harrowing, still fresh-in-the-memory case of suburban serial-killers Fred and Rosemary West as loose basis for a nailbiting shocker — a controversy-courting move that may translate into limited UK theatrical play and healthy DVD action elsewhere. The many festivals hungry for unpleasant, well-made midnight-movie fare should investigate.
First product of London’s Microwave initiative — funding 10 movies costing under £100,000 (about $200,000) apiece — it’s a confident, full-blooded debut from horror-aficionado writer/director Steven Sheil. Focus is on pretty Lena (Olga Fedori), a Polish immigrant working as a cleaner at Heathrow airport. After missing her bus home one night, she accompanies chirpy colleague Birdy (Ainsley Howard) to the latter’s nearby house where she’s promptly knocked unconscious. Lena wakes in a squalid bedroom, helpless prisoner of Birdy’s sadistic “parents, ” known only as Mum (Dido Miles) and Dad (Perry Benson).
Ensuing episodes follow the established pattern seen in many similar claustrophobic-ordeal tales. Various attempts at escape lead to escalating punishments, then a final-reel bloodbath and desperate dash for freedom. In contrast to his resourceful heroine, self-confessed horror-nut Sheil makes little attempt to get away from his chosen genre’s established conventions. That said, the acidic caricature of “family” life within his house of horrors carries satirical bite, while the juxtaposition of kitchen-sink banalities alongside unspeakable nastiness is disturbingly convincing — and sometimes jaggedly, unexpectedly comic.
EDINBURGH — The family that slays together stays together in “Mum & Dad, ” a nightmarish little Brit-horror that makes a virtue of micro-budget limitations. The screenplay takes the harrowing, still fresh-in-the-memory case of suburban serial-killers Fred and Rosemary West as loose basis for a nailbiting shocker — a controversy-courting move that may translate into limited UK theatrical play and healthy DVD action elsewhere. The many festivals hungry for unpleasant, well-made midnight-movie fare should investigate.
First product of London’s Microwave initiative — funding 10 movies costing under £100,000 (about $200,000) apiece — it’s a confident, full-blooded debut from horror-aficionado writer/director Steven Sheil. Focus is on pretty Lena (Olga Fedori), a Polish immigrant working as a cleaner at Heathrow airport. After missing her bus home one night, she accompanies chirpy colleague Birdy (Ainsley Howard) to the latter’s nearby house where she’s promptly knocked unconscious. Lena wakes in a squalid bedroom, helpless prisoner of Birdy’s sadistic “parents, ” known only as Mum (Dido Miles) and Dad (Perry Benson).
Ensuing episodes follow the established pattern seen in many similar claustrophobic-ordeal tales. Various attempts at escape lead to escalating punishments, then a final-reel bloodbath and desperate dash for freedom. In contrast to his resourceful heroine, self-confessed horror-nut Sheil makes little attempt to get away from his chosen genre’s established conventions. That said, the acidic caricature of “family” life within his house of horrors carries satirical bite, while the juxtaposition of kitchen-sink banalities alongside unspeakable nastiness is disturbingly convincing — and sometimes jaggedly, unexpectedly comic.
- 6/24/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.