Comedy writer Graham Linehan has case dropped after arrest over social media posts

Comedy writer Graham Linehan says helium volition look nary further enactment aft being arrested astatine Heathrow past period implicit posts helium made connected societal media.

Writing connected X connected Monday, the Father Ted and IT Crowd creator said: "The constabulary person informed my lawyers that I look nary further enactment successful respect of the apprehension astatine Heathrow successful September.

"After a palmy proceeding to get my bail conditions lifted (one which the constabulary serviceman successful complaint of the lawsuit didn't adjacent fuss to attend) the Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the case.

"With the assistance of the Free Speech Union, I inactive purpose to clasp the constabulary accountable for what is lone the latest effort to soundlessness and suppress sex captious voices connected behalf of unsafe and disturbed men."

In a connection the a Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said: "Following cautious reappraisal of a record submitted by the Metropolitan Police, we person decided that nary further enactment should beryllium taken successful narration to a antheral successful his 50s who was arrested connected 1 September 2025."

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