BBC Told To Intervene After Deborah Meaden Says Trump Is ‘Israel’s Slave’

Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden has been accused of sharing ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theories’ after criticising Israel, branding Donald Trump a ‘pervert’, and claiming the US President is ‘Israel’s slave’.

The backlash centered on posts Meaden, 67, reshared with her nearly 700,000 followers on X, including:

She also shared a post claiming Trump was “protecting himself from the Epstein files” and another that asserted that US Congress is “owned and operated by the Zionist lobby,” Um, where’s the lie exactly?

Danny Cohen, the former director of BBC Television, publicly called the posts “unacceptable” and urged the broadcaster to take action. Cohen argued that Meaden, who has appeared on Dragon’s Den for 20 years, uses her platform to promote herself and that the BBC must not “hide behind” her status as a freelancer.

Unfortunately for Cohen, the BBC has indeed decided to distance itself from the drama, given that Meaden is a freelance contributor and not a BBC employee.

The broadcaster clarified that, as a freelancer, Meaden is not required to uphold the BBC’s impartiality rules that apply to its regular staff.

Listen, fair play to Deborah Meaden for having the balls to say how she feels (or at least, ReTweet others who say the things she feels). As a billionaire dragon, she really doesn’t need to, but she’s clearly ethical and outspoken enough to take a stand on certain issues.

Not to mention – she knows that Dragon’s Den isn’t the same show without her and Peter Jones on the panel, so there’s no way the BBC is getting rid of her that easy.

If the BBC were to get rid of her based on her social media activity? Well, that may actually prove her point to some degree. Looks like freedom of speech wins out on this one.

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