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  • Ofcom Will Not Investigate Channel 5 Over Winston McKenzie’s “Homophobic” Remarks

    Ofcom has announced that it won’t investigate remarks made by Winston McKenzie in this series of Celebrity Big Brother even though it has received nearly 400 official complaints.

    The media watchdog Ofcom has said it won’t be investigating Channel 5 after it broadcast the “homophobic” and bigoted views by London Mayoral hopeful Winston McKenzie.

    When questioned whether he could deal with gay people during his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house, McKenzie said in his initial VT he,

    …Could cope with a homosexual in the house. I guess I’ll just have to stand with my back against a brick wall all the time,” he said.

    A statement released by the watchdog said,

    “We are satisfied that Channel 5 broadcast clear and appropriate warnings about the potentially offensive content, and intervened in heated exchanges and situations at appropriate times.

    “We have also taken into account the audience’s expectations of this well-established reality format, and that the series is aired after the watershed.”

    During his time in the house McKenzie tried to explain his feelings about same-sex parenting, which he said he feels is akin to child abuse. McKenzie was nominated by the LGBT charity Stonewall as Bigot Of The Year in 2013 for the comment.

     

  • CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER’S Most Shocking Homophobic Moments

    Celebrity Big Brother has had some clangers when it comes to homophobic moments.

    Here are Celebrity Big Brother’s most shocking homophobic moments.

    Winston McKenzie

    BACK TO THE WALLS.

    McKenzie hadn’t even stepped foot inside the house before he uttered a sentence that had fans of the show slamming his homophobia. He said he could cope with gays in the house, but he’d have to have his back to the wall.
    Alexander O’Neal

     YOU SILLY ASSED FAGGOT

    O’Neal was so wound up by Perez Hilton in 2015 that he ended up calling the celebrity blogger as “silly ass faggot”, before Michelle Visage stepped in and stopped him from saying anything further. Producers warned the 80’s crooner about his language use but he was not removed from the house.

    Evander Holyfield

    HOMOSEXUALITY IS A HANDICAP

    How Evander managed to keep his place in Big Brother is beyond us after he went on a homophobic tirade in which he said homosexuality was wrong. During a conversation with Luisa Zissman, Holyfield said homosexuality was the same as a ‘handicap’ person and it is something that could be fixed by doctors.

    Dappy

    BENTGATE

    The N-Dubz star was warned by CBB producers in 2014 about the use of language after using a gay slur. He had been asked if he had ever sucked his own penis when he replied “Do I look bent?”.

  • Winston McKenzie Booted From Celebrity Big Brother

    Wannabe London Mayor Winston McKenzie has been voted out of Celebrity Big Brother.

    Winston McKenzie has been evicted from the CBB house bringing an end to one of the most controversial starts to a Celebrity Big Brother series.

    Even before he had stepped foot into the UK’s most famous house, he had upset thousands of viewers with his comment about being able to live in the house with gays, as long as he kept his back to the wall.

    During his stay in the house Winston had tried to defend his statement that adoption by gay couples of children was like child abuse, which led Angie Bowie to say that McKenzie could “suck her big one”.

    When asked by Emma WIllis, during his exit interview he continued to try and defend his “beliefs”.

    He said, “I’m a Christian; I expressed my feelings at the time. It doesn’t mean to say that I’m one to tell someone who wants to adopt a child, that they can’t do so, I don’t make the rules. My comment was made in the heat of the moment, the press were on me, it was a General Election and they got what they were looking for. So whatever comment I made at that time, it wasn’t something that was done from the heart. The simple fact is they portrayed it the way, however spiteful they wanted. I agree with my heartfelt feelings. I’m not going to change my mind, or the way I am.”

    Emma continued to ask does he still think gay adoption is likeable to child abuse, Winston replies: “Would you like me to sit here and lie? We don’t need to go over it again. I’ve made my statement.”

    Emma believes it is such a shame and a sad view to have.

    He goes onto say: “The work I do for homeless children and mothers, and people who are destitute, I can match any MP because people know me as the man of the people. I step in as I know what it is to struggle.”

     

     

  • COMMENT: So who is the UK’s new “Homophobe” in chief Winston McKenzie ?

    A couple of days ago we reported on the controversy caused by Winston McKenzie entering the Celebrity Big Brother house.

    In a first for the bi-annual series shown on Channel 5 during August and January now in its 11th series there were 165 complaints to Ofcom before a housemate had even entered the house. This was due to his “I could cope with there being a homosexual in the house. I guess I’ll just have to stand with my back against a brick wall all the time,” comment.
    Complaints have now risen substantially to 350 plus and an investigation will be underway once all complaints have been processed. McKenzie who entered to loud boo’s from the crowd is not making many friends on the inside as within 48 hours of entering he has been nominated for eviction already by his fellow housemates throwing his fate into the hands of the voting public.
    The record number of 16 contestants in the house is causing McKenzie further problems as he has declared on the show repeatedly that he would not share a bed with another man under any circumstances ‘I would not even share a bed with my own Brother’ he said.
    This very popular show with gay viewers, probably only beaten by anything featuring RuPaul, drag queens or pop songs from Boznia-Herzegovena, it prides itself on booking the most outrageous people available such as Janice Dickinson, Spencer ‘Spidey’ and also placing Katie Price in the same building as Katie Hopkins and Perez Hilton for a month. Channel 5 could be in trouble with Ofcom this time though as the original ‘homophobic’ remark was made on a pre-recorded interview which was then edited and they still chose to show the hateful comment rather than take it out. The gay NTA award nominated host of the sister show ‘BB Bit On The Side’ Rylan Clark-Neal (His married name) who will do McKenzie’s first major interview live when he is evicted has according to his social media already had a small wall constructed so that either he or McKenzie can stand with their back to it to conduct the interrogation.
    McKenzie obviously figures that he is a very desirable male and that all gay men are after him for his body – he should be so lucky of course. So who is this latest gay irritant ?.
    This year he is standing for London Mayor on behalf of the English Democratic Party and he cites the main reason for doing Big Brother is to gain publicity for his campaign which currently seems to revolve around getting other female reality stars to jump into bed with him.
    He was a welterweight boxer of middling success but his career was cut short at 23 due to retina problems. He then went on to open The McKenzie Brother Bar and Grill in Thornton Heath with his two boxing siblings. Very shortly afterwards in 2002 it was raided by the police with 25 people arrested on either possession of drugs or firearms charges after losing their license the pub closed, was boarded up and has since been demolished.
    McKenzie who fancies himself as a rapper then tried to audition for the X-Factor but failed to get far enough through the process to make it in front of Louis, Sharon & Simon Cowell.
    He then decided to pursue his political career. After being a Labour Party member he switched to the Liberal Democrat party.
    He then left, stood as an Independent then joined Robin Kilroy-Silks Veritas party, then Independent again and then (are you keeping up ?) back to Veritas. After a very dissapointing campaign to which he wholly lies the blame at Kilroy Silk’s feet rather than his own.
    As an Independent he stood for the 2008 Mayoral election coming last polling fewer votes than a candidate who had actually withdrawn from the process! He then jumped ship to the Conservative Party often stating that you have to join these parties first before you actually find out what they are like. He then started his own Unity Party in 2009 before later that year joining UKIP.
    He has said that he believes Nigel Farage is like ‘Jesus Christ’ and calls him Teflon in his ability to shake off dirt that is thrown his way. UKIP made great use of the fact that McKenzie was a black man in their publicity and allowed him to represent them several times for election in the Croydon area.
    It was at this time that McKenzie made his infamous, “To say to a child, ‘I am having you adopted by two men who kiss regularly but don’t worry about it’ – that is abuse. It is a violation of a child’s human rights because that child has no opportunity to grow up under normal circumstances” remark to the Metro.
    He also stated “some people pretend” to be gay: “They take on being gay as a sort of fashion. Celebrities come out to become more well known, it gets attention. It’s a fact of life that some people actually are gay. They are what they are. They can’t help it but the other bunch take on being gay as a fashion and push it because they have nothing better to do with their lives.”
    He also made a very strange attempt to take over Crystal Palace Football Club. He stood for local Office in Croydon but to little success partly due to calling the borough, ‘Unsafe and a dump and descending into depravity’ before polling day.

    UKIP lost faith with him and his branch for mishandling several thousand pounds worth of branch funds and he was suspended. He was still UKIP spokesman for Commonwealth Affairs but lost that job just before the 2015 election where he lost for UKIP once again.
    In November last year live on ITV News he threw his UKIP badge onto the table and declared he was resigning as he had been overlooked as a Mayoral candidate due to racial issues from senior UKIP members (The race card of which he has played often when explaining why he lost jobs or elections) and was going Independent again.
    A couple of weeks later he joined the English Democrats who made him their Mayoral candidate calling him “the most influential Black English political figure today”. Three weeks later he was in hiding awaiting entry into the Celebrity Big Brother House.
    His most recent remarks have been defended by the spokesperson for the English Democrats, Steve Uncles, who compared the gay community to Nazi’s”when it comes to freedom of speech”.
    Please check online as during your reading of this article McKenzie may have since joined the Green Party Or Ulster Democrats to complete his set of political parties.

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  • ANGIE BOWIE: Winston McKenzie Can Suck My Big One

    A homophobic storm has hit the Big Brother house after Winston McKenzie tries to explain his beliefs about gay couples adopting children.

    An explosive feud between Angie Bowie and controversial politician and London Mayor wannabe Winston McKenzie is brewing after McKenzie tried to explain his belief that adoption of children by gay couples is akin to child abuse.

    McKenzie was nominated by the LGBT charity Stonewall as Bigot Of The Year in 2013 for the comment.

    In tonight’s episode during a task where the celebs have to see how well they know each other, Winston is correctly identified as having described adoption by gay couples as child abuse, debate sparks.

    McKenzie tried to explain,

    “How can I? I’m a Christian. How can I go against my beliefs? No I’m not homophobic, no I don’t hate gays, people live their lives as according to how they want to live.”

    Later that evening David Gest is talking to Angie Bowie about what had gone down earlier with Winston.
    Angie tells David

    “I didn’t do 45 years fighting for gay rights for f*cking nothing. I’m not tolerating that c*ap. If he comes within 10 feet of me it’s over. My f*cking eyes nearly popped out of my head. I knew it was him, it’s not like anyone else would have said such a stupid thing. And if he didn’t say it, he didn’t prove to me that he didn’t.

    David says,

    “I love you and I love everything you stand for.”

     

    Angie then continues,

    “Well thank you but at the moment I only stand for being an absolute pratt for having trusted him, for having said nice things about him. What was he all the time? A little mincing, f*cking, stereotypical straight a*sshole hiding behind that it’s a Christian belief. Suck my big one. And when you’re done with that do it again, on your f*cking knees. Piece of cr*p.

    CBB continues tonight on Channel 5 at 9PM

  • Winston McKenzie “Homophobia” Sparks 350 Complaints To Ofcom

    Winston McKenzie’s anti-gay slur has racked up over 350 complaints.

    Over 350 complaints have been formally lodged to Ofcom after Channel 5 broadcast an anti-gay jibe by London Mayoral hopeful and ex-UKIP politician Winston McKenzie.
    Winston McKenzie entered the Big Brother house on Tuesday night to a wave of boos after revealing that he would have to keep his back to the wall if there were any gay people in the house.
    During his VT before his entry McKenzie said,

    “I could cope with a homosexual in the house – as long as he keeps his back to the wall.”

    The controversial ex-boxer has in the past likened same-sex adoption of children akin to child abuse – a comment for which he was nominated by Stonewall for Bigot Of The Year in 2013.

    Ofcom revealed that 352 complaints had been made and a spokesperson for the regulator said,

    “We will assess these complaints before deciding whether to investigate or not.”

  • Katie Hopkins Gets It Right About Winston McKenzie

    Outspoken former housemate Katie Hopkins has slammed Winston McKenzie after his homophobic comments upon entering the Celebrity Big Brother house,

    Taking to Twitter controversial Katie Hopkins said,
    “An ex-UKIP homophobe. Ladies and Gentleman, the barrel has been scraped.
    #CBB As thick as he is deaf”

    Winston McKenzie entered the Big Brother house to a wave of boos after revealing that he would have to keep his back to the wall if there were any gay people in the house.

    The Mayor Of London hopeful, ex UKIPPER and ex boxer Winston McKenzie shocked fans of Celebrity Big Brother after he revealed that he would have to keep his “back to the wall” if there were any gay people in the house.
    Christopher Maloney and John Partridge are both openly gay men and are both starring in this series of Big Brother.

    In 2013 Winston was nominated by Stonewall as Bigot Of The Year after saying that same-sex parenting was akin to child abuse.

  • Winston McKenzie Enters The Big Brother House With “Homophobic” Comment

    Winston McKenzie has entered the Big Brother house to a wave of boos after revealing that he would have to keep his back to the wall if there were any gay people in the house.

    The Mayor Of London hopeful, ex UKIPPER and ex-boxer Winston McKenzie shocked fans of Celebrity Big Brother after he revealed that he would have to keep his “back to the wall” if there were any gay people in the house.
    He said, “I could cope with a homosexual in the house – as long as he keeps his back to the wall.”
    Christopher Maloney and John Partridge are both openly gay men and are both starring in this series of Big Brother.
    In 2013 Winston was nominated by Stonewall as “Bigot Of The Year” after saying that same-sex parenting was akin to child abuse.
    Fans commented on the homophobic VT on Twitter – as the politician for the English Democrats walked out to a wave of boos from the live studio audience.

  • Mark And Winston Become The Latest Housemates To Be Evicted From BBUK

    With just one week till the Big Brother Final, tonight’s show saw a surprise double eviction with two Housemates leaving the Big Brother House.

    Mark became the 11th Housemate to be evicted, leaving to a mixed reaction from the crowd.

    Mark told Emma, ‘I had such an amazing experience for the most part…there are people in there who would be better finalists…Nothing went wrong for me…it was just a brilliant summer’

    Emma asks about the pact to split the money, which caused some arguments in the House, and he agrees it was a bad decision. When asked why he didn’t share his reasons to the Housemates, Mark admitted ‘I just thought I was defusing the situation a little bit by not giving a million and one reasons…I didn’t tell everybody my entire thought process…If me and Ash did the same, we’d have got it in the neck too’

    Emma then moves the conversation on to Christopher and asks if Mark was jealous when he defended Chris. Mark says that Chris ‘just sat back and let Christopher fight his battle for him…I think I was a little bit jealous’

    Emma then shows Mark some highlights of his relationship with Christopher. After seeing some of their many arguments, Mark says he doesn’t know when it started to slip but suggests that it was when Christopher didn’t defend him during the Strongest Housemate task.

    When asked if he thinks they have a future, Mark said ‘I was starting to trust him and open up…me and Christopher have a lot in common but we argue too much…I’m not going to write him off now’ before adding that he’s taken advice from his friends in the House.

    Mark admits that things changed for him when the three new Housemates came in and that he didn’t think he could compete with them, ‘It was then that I lost faith in myself’

    Emma asks about one of his best friends in the House, Helen who he describes as being ‘tough…but she has a massive heart…she’s an amazing person…I’d be more than happy if she won’

    On the divide in the House, Emma suggests that it will be more evident now he’s gone and Mark admits, ‘It’s going to be weird…it’s going to be a tough week’

    Emma then reveals that it’s a double eviction and Mark jokes, ‘I’m a bit gutted…I was looking forward to a night by myself!’

    The shock 12th Housemate to be evicted, causing shockwaves around the House, is Winston who leaves to loud cheers from the crowd.

    Emma tells Winston that everyone was shocked and he admits that he’s ‘a little bit shocked…I am a bit gutted…I’d have loved to make the final’ Emma asks why he thinks he was evicted and he wonders if it could have been to do with breaking out of the House yesterday.

    When asked about Ash, Mark and Chris’ decision to take the money, Winston tells Emma he was “disappointed” with Chris for breaking the pact. Emma explains that Mark also had a thought process. Winston says that he would still be friends with Chris but admits he didn’t “have the balls” to speak up to people.

    Emma observes that he didn’t get into many arguments in the House and asks how he decided to get involved. Winston said ‘If I felt in my gut it was wrong’ he would speak up.

    Winston is then shown a montage of his “romance” in the House…with Ash! “He’s just a laid back guy…we’ve got so much in common…he’s the best guy…I’d introduce him to my sister, and I wouldn’t introduce anyone to my sister!”

    When quizzed about some of the other romances in the House, Winston admits that he would like to meet up with Tamara again. He admits that there was never going to be a relationship with Danielle and that Biannca was “fun” but a bit full on.

    At the end of the show, Winston reveals “It’s been the best time of my life” before Emma tells him that all the Housemates are convinced it’s a fake eviction.

    Join Emma next Friday for the Big Brother 2014 Final