John Cleese is submitting a formal complaint to the BBC over what he calls a ‘deceptive and dishonest’ interview that asked him about cancel culture and portrayed him as 'old-fashioned, uncaring, and basically harmful.’
John Cleese has said he is putting in a formal complaint about the ‘deception, dishonesty and tone’ of a recent interview he gave to the BBC.star claimed the interviewer had tried to portray him as ‘old-fashioned, uncaring and basically harmful’ and had not discussed the agreed-on topics.‘I just did an interview with BBC World Asia. It was to talk about the shows I’m doing in Singapore and Bangkok,’ he wrote in a Twitter thread.
‘I replied courteously and in full I explained that if parents were over protective, it did not prepare children well when they entered the real and often not-very-nice world. I just did an interview with BBC World Asia. It was to talk about the shows I’m doing in Singapore and BangkokCancel Culture. I replied courteously and in full …did not prepare children well when they entered the real and often not-very-nice world. She then asked a disjointed question, clearly trying to portray me as old-fashioned, uncaring and basically harmful..
He continued: ‘The media will no doubt report that I “stormed out.” I didn’t. Nor did I lose my temper.
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