Hackney’s very own darts legend,Eric Bristow, has been dropped by Sky after causing outrage on Twitter earlier today.
The five-time world champion claimed footballers coming out with allegations of sexual abuse were “wimps” and used homophobic slander to describe the accused coach Barry Bennell.
He has since taken down the offensive tweets, though he complained “nowadays you can’t tell the truth”.
“He was a contributor to our darts coverage in the past but we will not be using him in the future,” said a Sky spokesman.
Newcastle United said they had dropped Bristow “immediately” from a scheduled appearance at St James’ Park on 6 December and “will not work with Eric Bristow in the future”.
Former Crewe player Steve Walters, one of the footballers to have come forward, said he was “disgusted” by Bristow’s remarks.
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Hackney’s very own darts legend,Eric Bristow, has been dropped by Sky after causing outrage on Twitter earlier today.
The five-time world champion claimed footballers coming out with allegations of sexual abuse were “wimps” and used homophobic slander to describe the accused coach Barry Bennell.
He has since taken down the offensive tweets, though he complained “nowadays you can’t tell the truth”.
“He was a contributor to our darts coverage in the past but we will not be using him in the future,” said a Sky spokesman.
Newcastle United said they had dropped Bristow “immediately” from a scheduled appearance at St James’ Park on 6 December and “will not work with Eric Bristow in the future”.
Former Crewe player Steve Walters, one of the footballers to have come forward, said he was “disgusted” by Bristow’s remarks.
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