FAKE NEWS IN THE GUARDIAN
UK Politics uncovered
Michael Sheen comes off Guardian Brexit Boast
The Guardian breathlessly reported the conversion of Michael Sheen from luvvie-land board-treading to hardcore political activism this weekend:
“Michael Sheen plans to abandon his acting career to fight what he calls the rise of the “hard populist right” in Britain and beyond.”
The piece boasted:
“Although he has been based in Los Angeles for the past 14 years, home remains the South Wales steel town of Port Talbot, which voted overwhelmingly for Brexit in the June referendum – a result that initially left the actor “sad and frustrated” but then determined to fight back.”
Unfortunately, by Sheen’s own admission, none of this is true. The actor – whose agent must have had a fit – posted a blog on his personal Tumblr feed later the same day completely denying the story:
“I did one interview with The Times of London a few weeks ago, parts of which (including a headline that is not a quote) have been picked up by a lot of other outlets. I DID NOT declare that I’m ‘quitting acting and leaving Hollywood’ to go into politics.”
He continued:
“I certainly did NOT equate people who voted for Brexit or Trump with a fascistic ‘hard right’ that must be stopped. The majority of people in the U.K., including my hometown of Port Talbot, voted for Brexit. That is the will of the people and is to be respected. That is democracy.”
The Guardian’s piece remains uncorrected…
SourceSource MEDIA GUIDO 19/12/16
Republished by Sharon Young for UK OPEN Political Debate
Edward Blythin
The paper is full of shit
Mich Ellen
All europhile papers are. Just like the euro loving cocksucking MPs are. All full of Bs. Look at all the lies and crap Cameron and Osbourne spewed out in the summer. Their campaign was where all the fear and BS came from. Where all the threats came from. So when the remoaners say that we leavers believed the lies we have to laugh. If we had, we would of lost dramatically. We used our eyes and our experience of life in the EU to make our decision to leave. So why can't that sink into all these remoaners. Stop trudging up Cameron's lies and Blair's cocksucking life with the EU. Grow up and open your eyes to the so obvious joke that the EU are.
John Stephens
Let's consolidate our rights anyway: http://westernrennaissanc.wixsite.com/westernrenaissance
Dave Harrison
The main stream media seem to be pursuing their own agenda regarding so called news stories irrespective of whether they are true or not.
Mike Allen
then sue them, because you might find that your career is finished.
Terry Wilson
Shame it wasn't true.
Ivan Godfrey
I should think that is highly probable. he will be finished. Obviously upset some libturd in the Guardian.
Steve Bamford
The guardian caught out in lying again hardly news is it I thought it was a feature of this absurd paper
Joseph Dermot Smith
Please can you point out any British national newspaper that doe's not tell lie's? Just for the Guinness Book of Records 2017 edition. Shalom.
Joseph Dermot Smith
Reading your above crude tabula rasa input. What confounds intelligent people is, if! as they say, ignorance is "Bliss" as you clearly display, Why aren't more Brexiters Happy??? Shalom.
Joseph Dermot Smith
Please, tell us why you are surprised!!! Shalom.
Susan Reed
Just shows how low they stoop
