GRAHAM Linehan has shared an audio clip of the moment he was hauled away “like a terrorist” over “anti-trans” tweets.
The creator of Father Ted was arrested by five armed cops at Heathrow Airport after posting three tweets and accused of “inciting violence”.
Graham Linehan has released an audio clip of his arrest[/caption]
Irish comedy writer Linehan says he was detained as soon as he disembarked a plane coming in from Arizona, and was “arrested at the airport like a terrorist”.
The 57-year-old says he was arrested over three tweets and “laughed” in shock when he was informed.
Now, the write has released audio of his arrest on his Substack blog.
A police officer could be heard telling him: “It is alleged that on the 19th April 2025 you published a post on X intended to instill hatred and incite violence.”
After being told he is under arrest for the posts on X, a furious Linehan shouts: “It’s just disgraceful.
“Holy s**t, I don’t f***ing believe it. I’m under arrest!? I’m going to sue you into the ground. How dare you?”
One tweet Linehan alleges he was arrested over read: “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act.
“Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls.”
Another tweet was a picture of a trans demonstration and he wrote above it: “A photo you can smell.”
The third was a follow up which read: “I hate them. Misogynists and homophobes. F*** em.”
He claimed he was escorted to hospital because the stress caused his blood pressure to skyrocket at the airport.
The Father Ted creator wrote on his blog: “The moment I stepped off the plane at Heathrow, five armed police officers were waiting. Not one, not two—five.
“They escorted me to a private area and told me I was under arrest for three tweets.
“I was arrested at an airport like a terrorist, locked in a cell like a criminal, taken to hospital because the stress nearly killed me, and banned from speaking online—all because I made jokes that upset some psychotic crossdressers.
“To me, this proves one thing beyond doubt: the UK has become a country that is hostile to freedom of speech, hostile to women, and far too accommodating to the demands of violent, entitled, abusive men who have turned the police into their personal goon squad.”
Linehan shared a photo seemingly from hospital and screenshots of his tweets.
Linehan performs as part of a Comedy Unleashed stand up show outside the Scottish Parliament[/caption]
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