What did Laurence Fox say about Ava Evans on GB News? ‘Unacceptable' comments in full and his response
27.09.2023 - 12:03
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Laurence Fox has been used to hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons as the outspoken star is never shy about having his say on current affairs.
But the dad-of-two has found himself in a bit of hot water this week after he unleashed a tirade about a female journalist, Ava Evans, during an appearance on Dan Wootton Tonight on Tuesday.
The actor, who presents on GB News on a Friday evening, went on a rant about political correspondent Ava Evans, who works for news site Joe.
He described her as a “little woman” and added: "Who’d want to shag that?” which resulted in GB News suspending him with immediate effect on Wednesday morning.
Earlier we reported that he had broken his silence following the suspension, and has refused to apologise over his comments.
The furore started after Ava shared a clip of his comments on Twitter on Tuesday night, in a post viewed more than 6 million times, with the caption “Laurence Fox just did a whole speech on GB News on why men apparently won’t sh*g me?”
Laurence said: "We're past the watershed so I can say this… show me a single, self-respecting man that would like to climb into bed with that woman… ever… ever.
"That little woman has been fed... spoon-fed oppression day after day after day, starting with the lie about the gender pay gap.
"She's sat there, and I'm going like, if I met you at a bar and that was like sentence three, chances of me just walking away are just huge.
"We need powerful, strong, amazing women who make great points for themselves. We don't need these feminist 4.0. They're pathetic and embarrassing.
"Who'd want to shag that?"
As both Laurence and host Dan laughed, Laurence added: "Sorry, it's true though."
Appearing to try and defuse the situation, Dan said: "I’m just