John Cleese Urges “Mainstream Press” To Investigate Allegations Against His Future GB News Colleague Dan Wootton
deadline.comJohn Cleese has urged the “mainstream press” to “check out” the allegations of innappropriate behavior against Dan Wootton, his future GB News colleague.
In a tweet yesterday, the Fawlty Towers creator said the media’s failure to investigate the story will be “final proof of their complete corruption.” Cleese will soon start hosting a GB News show, which he has previously joked will be for the “much neglected demographic” of viewers “who are completely out of touch.” “If they [the mainstream press] give this the ‘Boris’s phone’ treatment, it is final proof of their complete corruption,” added Cleese on Twitter, as he retweeted an account promoting the investigation into Wootton.
In an article in The Byline Times earlier this week, Wootton, who hosts GB News’ Dan Wootton Tonight and writes a column forthe MailOnline, was accused of posing as a fictitious showbiz agent called Martin Branning and offering thousands of pounds to people including former colleagues in exchange for sexual images and videos.
More Byline Times revelations are expected in articles coming out today and later this week and the website has said it recently handed a 28-page dossier of evidence to the Metropolitan Police.
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