Father Ted co-creator arrested at Heathrow over his X posts

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence in relation to his posts on X.He was arrested after arriving on a flight from the US, and mentioned in a web based Substack article that officers then grew to become involved for his well being after taking his blood stress, and took him to hospital. The Metropolitan Police mentioned {that a} man in his 50s was arrested on 1 September at Heathrow Airport and brought to hospital, including his situation “is neither life-threatening nor life-changing” , and he was bailed “pending additional investigation”.Linehan mentioned in a web based article on Substack that his bail situation stipulates he’s “to not go on Twitter” and that his arrest associated to a few posts on X from April, on his views about difficult “a trans-identified male” in “a female-only area”. The Irish comedy author, who additionally created The IT Crowd and Black Books, mentioned when he stepped off the plane, “5 armed officers had been ready” to inform him he was beneath arrest. The Met mentioned: “The arrest was made by officers from the MPS Aviation Unit. It’s routine for officers policing airports to hold firearms. These weren’t drawn or used at any level throughout the arrest.”Graham Linehan can also be going through a separate cost of harassment and is because of seem in courtroom on Thursday.