BBC stars Greg James and Chris Smith face backlash and issue an apology after comments on a Roald Dahl Twits follow-up video led to accusations of ableism. The duo, along with other celebrities, were involved in rewriting Roald Dahl stories for Netflix, which included controversial changes to characters.
Greg James apologises for ‘ableist’ remark about classic Roald Dahl character https://t.co/XjqL3aHUgW
BBC Radio 1's Greg James apologises after 'ableism' backlash to book https://t.co/sZSWig2yhg
BBC stars Greg James and Chris Smith issue grovelling 'unreserved apology' over Roald Dahl Twits follow-up video after 'disgusting glass eye' comment saw them accused of ableism and slated by charity for the blind https://t.co/jiYnu53I5P https://t.co/Q6yFGu3W3y
The Twits are back as celebs write spin-off Roald Dahl stories for ‘rights owner’ Netflix Greg James, Konnie Huq and Adam Hills among 13 authors commissioned to write new fiction based on the beloved children’s book characters https://t.co/3le0IxMxGw
Roald Dahl rewritten by stars including Greg James, Adam Kay and Konnie Huq https://t.co/x232dXwacK
Roald Dahl Twits follow-up penned by Greg James and Chris Smith backfires spectacularly as BBC stars are accused of ableism and panned by blind charity after asking book illustrator to give one character a glass eye to make her 'more disgusting' https://t.co/pu6VNUJFxH https://t.co/m578uemZkU