Take That star AXED for transphobic Twitter ‘likes’

Take That singer Howard Donald will now not play at a satisfaction competition after liking social media posts which have been derogatory to homosexual and trans folks.

The pop singer was instructed his solo companies have been now not required by Groovebox’s Nottingham Pride Festival yesterday after his controversial Twitter actions emerged.

Donald, 55, who additionally nonetheless performs alongside Gary Barlow and Mark Owen as Take That, appeared to love a tweet that acknowledged “transitioning children is profound abuse”, and one stating “no woman has a penis”.

He additionally gave approval to a put up demanding Disney be “defunded”, apparently for promoting an look by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles as a part of its personal satisfaction festivities.

According to screenshots of his now deleted Twitter profile, he additionally favored an anti-vax put up in addition to one discussing the “Great Reset”, a conspiracy idea claiming a world elite is utilizing the Covid pandemic to dismantle capitalism and implement radical social change.

First reported by LGBTQ+ news web site Pink News, Donald additionally favored a tweet claiming “Covid was a scam” and one other by infamous misogynist Andrew Tate.

Take That members Barlow and Owen haven’t but commented on the scandal publicly. Whether the group — extensively regarded as homosexual icons – select to take motion in opposition to Donald stays to be seen.

Take That have been engaged on an album in latest months and are set to headline the British Summer Time competition in coming weeks.

A movie adaptation of Greatest Days — a musical in regards to the group — has additionally simply been launched.

After the interactions have been noticed, Donald posted a grovelling apology on Instagram, saying: “I have made a huge error in my judgement (by) liking social media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community.”

“For that, I am deeply sorry and I know I have let everyone down.

“I am really disappointed in myself and I am sorry for any hurt that I have caused by my uneducated actions. I clearly have a lot to learn and it’s a priority for me that I do this.”

However, the harm among the many group’s LGBTQ+ fanbase might already be finished.

One listener wrote on-line: “He hates us yet he’ll still happily try to take our money. He’s a hateful hypocrite.”

In a extensively considered tweet, trans newsreader India Willoughby stated that Donald’s actions have been “deeply disappointing”, including: “The LGBT community made that band.”

She went on to level out examples of the group tapping into the LGBTQ+ market, corresponding to by showing on the duvet of homosexual journal Attitude.

Announcing he was now not welcome to play, Groovebox Festival stated: “Howard Donald will no longer be playing at our Nottingham Pride Festival… We would like to offer our thanks to the public for alerting us to the situation this morning and also appreciate your patience whilst we spoke to the relevant parties.”