Drag queen who called Lawrence Fox 'racist' tells libel trial he 'was not attempting to ruin' the actor's career and was simply 'calling out his behaviour' in Twitter row
Daily MailA drag queen being sued by Laurence Fox for accusing him of racism told a court he was 'calling out behaviour I saw as racist' and wasn't trying to ruin the actor's career. Fox is accused of defamation by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag queen Colin Seymour, known as Crystal, for calling them 'paedophiles' on Twitter. Laurence Fox arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London today for the trial to continue Seymour, a contestant in season one of the BBC3 show RuPaul's Drag Race UK, gave evidence at the High Court in London today wearing a grey suit with flared trousers and one earring. Laurence Fox arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice yesterday with his girlfriend Liz Barker 'You are well aware calling someone a racist or outing them as racist can have extremely serious consequences,' Mr Green said.
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