Laurence Fox has defended calling three people paedophiles on Twitter because it was as meaningless and baseless as them calling him a racist without any proof as he defended his right to free speech while hitting back at a new defamation lawsuit.
The actor is being sued by Ru Paul s Drag Race UK star Crystal, Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp and deputy chair of Stonewall, Simon Blake, over a heated Twitter exchange in October.
The trio had all called him a racist in tweets replying to his post accusing Sainsbury s of promoting racial segregation and discrimination and promised to boycott the supermarket chain after it promoted Black History Month.
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RuPaul s Drag Race UK contestant Crystal sues Laurence Fox for defamation
Crystal, who starred on the first series of RuPaul s Drag Race UK, filed a lawsuit against Laurence Fax after he allegedly called her a paedophile in a fiery Twitter rant
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RuPaul s Drag Race star Crystal, pictured right, is suing Laurence Fox, pictured left, over defamatory tweet (Image: PA/BBC)
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Laurence Fox is being sued for defamation after labelling a
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star, a
Coronation Street actor and the deputy chair of Stonewall as “paedophiles”.
Simon Blake, Nicola Thorp and drag star Crystal launched the hefty lawsuit after being smeared by the disgraced actor in a heated Twitter row in October 2020.
Crystal and Blake initially threatened legal action last year but officially filed the claim in the High Court on 1 April. All three claimants are now jointly represented by the law firm Patron Law.
The row was prompted by Fox’s bizarre claim that Sainsbury’s supermarket was “promot[ing] racial segregation and discrimination” by celebrating Black History Month.
Laurence Fox being sued by Ru Paul star, Stonewall boss and Coronation Street actor over ‘paedophile’ slur Barney Davis UP NEXT
Laurence Fox is being sued by Ru Paul’s Drag Race star Crystal, a LGBTQ+ charity boss and Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp for calling them “paedophiles” on Twitter.
The London mayoral candidate, running on a platform of free speech, now faces High Court proceedings after the online outbursts in October 2020.
Fox accused Sainsbury’s of promoting racial segregation and discrimination after the retailer promoted its plan to recognise Black History Month.
The actor said creating safe spaces for black workers amounted to segregation .
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