THEGAYUK

Tag: Crystal

  • Drag Queen Crystal is also suing Laurence Fox after paedophile claim

    Drag Queen Crystal is also suing Laurence Fox after paedophile claim

    Laurence Fox is now facing two defamation lawsuits after RuPaul Drag Race UK star Crystal confirmed that she had also engaged a lawyer to sue the actor turned politician.

    Taking to social media, Crystal wrote: “In response to my criticism on Sunday, Mr Fox seriously defamed me, and I have instructed Mark Lewis of Patron Law to sue on my behalf”.

    She added, “An accusation of paedophilia is one of the oldest homophobic tropes and it was very shocking to have that levelled at me, not just by Mr Fox, but also his many followers who believed him.

    “I may have had to endure homophobic bullying as a child, but I will not tolerate it as an adult”.

    Mark Lewis is also representing Simon Blake, the deputy chair of Stonewall.

    “Language is powerful”

    In a defense of his words, Fox wrote on Twitter, “Language is powerful. To accuse someone of racism without any evidence whatsoever to back up that accusation is a deep slander. It carries the same stigma and reputation destroying harm as accusing someone of paedophilia. Here endeth the lesson”.

    He also added, “If the game nowadays is to throw baseless insults and accusations about, then we should all be free to participate.

    “Having said that, I have deleted the tweets posted yesterday, in response to being repeatedly, continuously and falsely smeared as a racist, as they just serve as a distraction to the important work that needs to be done”.

  • Drag Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK have been announced

    Drag Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK have been announced

    The ten beautiful drag queens who will be competing for the title of UK’s first Drag Race Superstar have been ru-vealed.

    (C) BBC

    Handpicked for their huge slaying potential by Mama Ru herself, this eclectic group of queens are the perfect showcase of what the UK drag scene has to offer.

    RuPaul says: “Each of the UK queens is so unique, so courageous and so special. I can’t wait for the UK – and the world – to fall in love with them the same way I did.”

    The US Series of RuPaul’s Drag Race is a cult global phenomenon and since the announcement of the first UK adaptation of the show there has been frenzied fan speculation about the line-up.

    Introducing the ten competing queens: Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, Crystal, Cheryl Hole, Divina De Campo, Gothy Kendoll, Sum Ting Wong, Scaredy Kat, The Vivienne, Vinegar Strokes.

    (C) BBC Baga Chipz

    (C) BBC Blu Hydrangea

    (C) BBC Cheryl Hole

    (C) BBC Gothy Kendoll

    (C) BBC Vinegar Strokes

    (C) BBC Divina De Campo

    (C) BBC Scaredy Kat

    (C) BBC Crystal

    (C) BBC Sum Ting Wong

    (C) BBC The Vivienne

    All ten queens will be taking part in Manchester Pride on Saturday 24 August for their first official appearance.

    Start your engines, and may the best woman win!

    The RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise, including RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, is produced by World of Wonder for BBC Three.

    Drag Race UK is commissioned by Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three and Kate Phillips, Controller, BBC Entertainment. The BBC Commissioning Editor is Ruby Kuraishe, and the Executive Producers are RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Sally Miles and Bruce McCoy from World of Wonder.

    A global phenomenon, the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise is available in 193 countries through network partners and World Of Wonder’s streaming service WOW Presents Plus. The series was nominated in the US for a record-breaking 23 Emmys, with nine wins including Outstanding Reality-Competition Program and Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition Program for the first time in Emmy history.