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Laurence Fox has apologised for his vile comments on GB News.<\/p>\n
On Dan Wootton\u2019s show on Tuesday evening, Fox\u00a0made a series of remarks\u00a0about\u00a0female reporter Ava Evans, known as Ava Santina on X, formerly Twitter, including asking: \u2018Who would want to shag that?\u2019<\/p>\n
Fox, 45, has since been\u00a0suspended by GB News, as has Wootton, while\u00a0a \u2018full investigation\u2019 in conducted.<\/p>\n
The broadcaster has racked up 7,300 Ofcom complaints, as the media watchdog investigates whether Tuesday\u2019s episode breached its rules on offence.<\/p>\n
Fox made the disgusting comments on live TV and said he was angry with Evans over comments she made on a BBC debate around male suicide and alleged she had a \u2018dislike of men in general\u2019, but apologised for \u2018demeaning her\u2019.<\/p>\n
Addressing the situation in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: \u2018If I was going to be sensible and I could replay it, I would say: \u201cAny self-respecting man in 2023 would probably be well advised to avoid a woman who possessed that world view because she would probably cause him nothing but harm.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u2018But what I did say was, you know, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t shag that\u201d, and all that sort of stuff, which is not right.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s demeaning to her, to Ava, so I\u2019m sorry for demeaning you in that way.<\/p>\n
\u2018However angry I am with you still for doing that, and it demeans me because it\u2019s not representative of who I am.\u2019<\/p>\n
He also said he expected to be sacked by GB News on Friday over the incident, adding: \u2018I know I\u2019m going to get sacked tomorrow. I\u2019m saying this stuff to clear my own conscience.\u2019<\/p>\n
Wootton previously apologised \u2018unreservedly\u2019 for a \u2018very unfortunate lapse in judgment\u2019 in a follow-up post to an earlier apology, which suggested he should have apologised for what was said during the broadcast.<\/p>\n
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Evans has also said she had received an apology from the broadcaster, after saying she was\u00a0left \u2018speechless\u2019 and was \u2018really hurt\u2019\u00a0by Fox\u2019s rant, also hit out at GB News for not giving her the right to reply before the show aired and added what made her \u2018feel most sick\u2019 was being at the centre of a story she wasn\u2019t \u2018present\u2019 for.<\/p>\n
She continued: \u2018This is actually nothing to do with me. This is a network problem. This is a presenter, guest, gallery, and production issues \u2013 that is nothing to do with me. I just so happen to be the person they are talking about.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m just a commodity in this story. I\u2019m just a vehicle for content. That\u2019s the part that makes me feel most sick.\u2019<\/p>\n