"Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of inciting violence over a series of gender-critical posts on the X social media platform. The Irish comedy writer, 57, alleges that he was detained by five armed officers immediately after he stepped off the plane from Arizona. Bafta-winning Linehan claimed online after being escorted to a private area, officers informed him he had been held for three tweets."
"One of Linehan's posts on X from April 20 said: If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls. A second tweet, on April 19, was a picture of a trans rally with the caption: A photo you can smell. The third was a follow up to this tweet which said: I hate them. Misogynists and homophobes. F*** em."
"I was arrested at an airport like a terrorist, locked in a cell like a criminal, taken to hospital because the stress nearly killed me, and banned from speaking onlineall because I made jokes that upset some psychotic crossdressers. To me, this proves one thing beyond doubt: the UK has become a country that is hostile to freedom of speech"
Graham Linehan, 57, was arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of inciting violence over a series of gender-critical posts on X. He alleges five armed officers detained him immediately after he stepped off a plane from Arizona and escorted him to a private area before informing him he was held for three tweets. After being taken into custody, officers became concerned for his health and he was taken to hospital; his condition was described as neither life-threatening nor life-changing. He has been bailed pending further investigation. The posts included calls to confront trans-identified males in female-only spaces and hostile language toward trans people.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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