Graham Nortons Twitter deleted following fury after JK Rowling comments

Graham Norton has deleted his Twitter account after a clip emerged of him talking about cancel culture and JK Rowling.

The popular chat show host was speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival when he was filmed saying that the word "cancellation" should be replaced with "accountability".

“You read a lot of articles in papers by people complaining about cancel culture and you think, ‘In what world are you cancelled?’” he said.

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“I’m reading your article in a newspaper, or you’re doing interviews about how terrible it is to be cancelled? I think the word is the wrong word. I think the word should be ‘accountability’.”

Norton was then pressed on how his comments could be applied to Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who she said had been met with “anger, rage and attempts at censorship” for her stated views on transgender people.

Norton insisted that his input on the topic "adds nothing to the discussion" and said that "if people want to shine a light on those issues then – and I hope people do – talk to trans people".

He urged people to "talk to the parents of trans kids. Talk to doctors. Talk to psychiatrists. Talk to someone who can illuminate this in some way".

“Graham Norton shouldn’t be in your headline," he went on.

"If you want to talk about something, talk about the thing. You don’t need to attach a Kardashian to a serious subject. The subject should be enough in itself. It’s the Michael Gove thing about ‘enough of experts’ – no, please can we have some experts! Can we rustle up some f***ing experts and talk to them.”

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Norton was widely praised for his comments, with many suggesting that he was speaking sensibly.

However, on Monday (October 17) it appeared that his Twitter account had been deleted without explanation, causing many to speculate whether the emergence of the clip had something to do with his sudden departure.

Singer and activist Billy Bragg called Norton's widely shared comments "really good", prompting a retort from JK Rowling, who said Bragg was supporting “rape and death threats” by agreeing with Norton's view.

Bragg responded: “Hard to think of anything that better illustrates Graham Norton’s point than the sight of someone with 13.9m followers reacting to a call for a fair hearing for trans teens and their parents by equating it to *checks notes* support for rape and death threats.”

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