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Laurence Fox blasts ‘woke’ people as ‘fundamentally racist’ and slams ‘privileged’ Lily Allen
LAURENCE Fox has today branded “woke” people “fundamentally racist” and slammed singer Lily Allen for attacking him on Twitter.
The Lewis actor, 41, appeared on Talk Radio this morning following his Question Time row with an audience member about Meghan Markle.
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After accusing the woman of racism after she called him a “white privileged male” – Fox once again blasted so-called “wokist” people.
He told host Julie Hartley-Brewer: “What they are accusing you of is what they are.
“They are everything they accuse you of. The wokist are fundamentally racist.”
He added: “Identity politics is extremely racist.”
Fox then criticised outspoken pop star Lilly Allen who said he should “stick to acting” following his Question Time row.
She said: “He'll never have to deal with what normal people have to deal with in his gated community.”
But Fox hit back claiming Lilly Allen – daughter of comedian Keith Allen and movie producer Alison Owen – of having a “privileged” upbringing herself.
He said: “She’s had a pretty privileged upbringing but she speaks for the common man doesn’t she.”
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This comes after Fox, who has two kids with ex-wife Billie Piper, clashed with an audience member on Question Time.
The actor branded the university lecturer Rachel Boyle a “racist” after she called him a “white privileged male.”
He has now offered his thoughts on “woke” women under 35 and the #MeToo movement – which has highlighted sexual harassment in Hollywood.
On a recent podcast interview, the actor also revealed he once dumped a former girlfriend because she liked a pro-#MeToo advert made by shaving firm Gillette.
Speaking with the Delingpod podcast, he said he no longer dates younger ladies because they are “too woke” and many of them are “absolutely bonkers.”
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He said women under 35 are “primed to believe they are victims.”
Fox then revealed he had broken up with an ex when she praised a Gillette advert which highlighted “toxic masculinity.”
He said: “I don't know how we ended up together. It was a very short relationship.
“We were walking down the road together and she was talking about how good the Gillette advert was. I just looked at her and went, 'Bye. Sorry I can't do this with you.’”
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Asked what his ex-girlfriend would think of him discussing their break-up in public, he said: “She will probably sit there and say, 'See I told you he was patriarchal. He's abusing me and I'm offended.'”
It is not clear which former lover Fox is referring to.
The Lewis star, son of Performance actor James Fox and nephew of Day of the Jackal’s Edward Fox, has previously dated DJ Lilah Parsons, 31, TV presenter Kirsty Gallcher, 43, and model Vogue Williams, 34.
He was married to singer and Doctor Who actress Billie Piper from 2007 until 2016.
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Laurence Fox in racism row over Meghan Markle on Question Time
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