Comedian Chris O’Dowd has voiced support for Graham Linehan, the Irish TV writer who claims to have become the “most hated man on the internet” following repeated accusations of bigotry and transphobia.
Over the past several years, Linehan has become known for sharing anti-transgender rhetoric online, and has attracted heavy criticism from LGBT+ groups for characterising the trans rights movements as “paedophilic”, branding individual critics “groomers”.
Linehan is also currently involved in a legal battle after being sued by former Holby City actor David Paisley for defamation, over statements made on his substack and social media pages.
Linehan is also known for creating the Irish priest sitcom Father Ted and is listed as one of the co-creators of BBC sitcom Motherland.
And so I always get in touch with him and let him know, ‘I just want you to know how much f***ing love I get for your work.’ I wish he was writing more, and I wish he was in the industry more.
