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Ofcom Logs 354 Complaints About GMB Segment Comparing Charlie Kirk to KKK Leader

The broadcast drew criticism for airing a day after the Utah killing, with a guest comparing Kirk to David Duke.

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Overview

  • Ofcom reports more than 400 viewer complaints in the past week, including 354 tied to the September 11 Good Morning Britain episode.
  • Guest Nels Abbey likened Charlie Kirk to former KKK leader David Duke while condemning the murder and describing Kirk as a supremacist.
  • The discussion, hosted by Kate Garraway and Ed Balls and featuring Michael Gove, aired one day after Kirk was shot, prompting strong viewer backlash.
  • Viewers on social media called for Abbey to be dropped from the programme, and Ofcom also logged 95 complaints for GMB’s September 15 show and 85 for Jeremy Vine on September 12.
  • In the separate Utah case, Tyler James Robinson, 22, has been formally charged with aggravated murder along with weapons and obstruction counts, with the FBI executing a search warrant and interviewing relatives as a court appearance was scheduled.