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Old 07-08-2016, 13:32
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For the second time he was apparantly made an offensive Instagram video that has been removed.

He made a video about "crazy" girlfriends and showed a knife in the video.

This has upset some fans as they think he is "mocking domestic violence" and want the actor sacked.
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Old 07-08-2016, 14:01
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No!

As long as he goes to work and does his job the rest of it is none of our business.

If Lime deems he has broken his contract then any disciplinary proceedings are private. the gen public don't get to decide if he should be sacked or not.

Plus without seeing the post's there is no context
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Old 07-08-2016, 14:11
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No!

As long as he goes to work and does his job the rest of it is none of our business.

If Lime deems he has broken his contract then any disciplinary proceedings are private. the gen public don't get to decide if he should be sacked or not.

Plus without seeing the post's there is no context
Quite agree in the short term. Mind you once people start releasing this "controversial" then removed stuff it only tends to be a matter of time.
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Old 07-08-2016, 14:35
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This is hearsay and I haven't seen it so can't comment on this specific case. In my opinion there is far too much of this sort of censorship going on now - which seems ridiculous when you look at the explicit content being shown in films and on tv
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Old 07-08-2016, 14:43
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If there is any truth in it, not seen so can't comment then it would be down to HO to deal with in its own merit.

But its can be easy to get offended on instagram look at people going crazy over Victoria Beckham kissing her daughter.

I even saw users going bat shit crazy at Jac Jossa fiance for posting more pictures of his son so then his daughter!
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Old 07-08-2016, 15:06
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I feel he should be fired. It's the 2nd time he's 'joked' about serious issues (date rape + now domestic violence). BK is a hard task master and has previous of firing at HO + EE. The guy who played Sonny got sacked and then lost his job as Billie Jackson in EE when BK was in charged and that was just for poor time keeping. What Parry has done is much worse as he has offended people who have been through rape and DV.

Also he should be fired for crimes against acting tbh. He's awful. He's destroyed Ste, although he has done that himself by being awful Ste. Harry is a character who is dispensible imo. All he's done since he joined is come to term with his sexuality and be in arguably the worst relationship in the history of HO. Harry wouldn't be missed and it would give Ste the chance to be single and away from this awful relationship.
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Old 07-08-2016, 15:42
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I feel he should be fired. It's the 2nd time he's 'joked' about serious issues (date rape + now domestic violence). BK is a hard task master and has previous of firing at HO + EE. The guy who played Sonny got sacked and then lost his job as Billie Jackson in EE when BK was in charged and that was just for poor time keeping. What Parry has done is much worse as he has offended people who have been through rape and DV.

Also he should be fired for crimes against acting tbh. He's awful. He's destroyed Ste, although he has done that himself by being awful Ste. Harry is a character who is dispensible imo. All he's done since he joined is come to term with his sexuality and be in arguably the worst relationship in the history of HO. Harry wouldn't be missed and it would give Ste the chance to be single and away from this awful relationship.
You are right about BK. He axed Heather from EastEnders because the actress gave a News Of The World interview without BBC press office approval.

I think the fact he is holding a knife in the video is what will be important here. If he isn't sacked I can see Hollyoaks suspending him. Stephanie Davis was axed just for turning up with a hangover.
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Old 07-08-2016, 15:45
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You are right about BK. He axed Heather from EastEnders because the actress gave a News Of The World interview without BBC press office approval.

I think the fact he is holding a knife in the video is what will be important here. If he isn't sacked I can see Hollyoaks suspending him. Stephanie Davis was axed just for turning up with a hangover.
BIB - I think it was a bit more than that. I think it was for continually turning up unfit for work because of alcohol.
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Old 07-08-2016, 16:27
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You are right about BK. He axed Heather from EastEnders because the actress gave a News Of The World interview without BBC press office approval.

I think the fact he is holding a knife in the video is what will be important here. If he isn't sacked I can see Hollyoaks suspending him. Stephanie Davis was axed just for turning up with a hangover.
The actress playing Heather Trott was sacked?
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Old 07-08-2016, 16:34
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The actress playing Heather Trott was sacked?
no she wasn't the actress wanted to leave to spend time with her morrocan boyfriend

edit. actually no she was axed

I remember an interview she did just after talking about being happy cos she could go goat herd with her fella never knew she was axed


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...shy-years.html
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Old 07-08-2016, 16:41
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BIB - I think it was a bit more than that. I think it was for continually turning up unfit for work because of alcohol.
and the fact she walked out of work instead of going to film her scenes
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Old 07-08-2016, 16:42
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Stephanie Davis was sacked for constantly turning up drunk and delaying filming but at the end of the day its not as bad as what Parry's done. Hes 'joked' about rape and DV which is unacceptable in anyone's mind. 2 serious topics which HO have covered in the distant and not to distant past. BK should think not just about Parrys said but the consequences of it as he's hurt people who've experienced it. Plus the negative press HO will get on the back of it. Parry and his character Harry aren't indisposible unlike other actors/characters in the soap.
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Old 07-08-2016, 16:48
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He needs sacking for being a nauseatingly bad actor.
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Old 07-08-2016, 16:51
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What joke did he make about rape?
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Old 07-08-2016, 16:53
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...ing-new-video/

this is what it is all about

to be fair I have seen much worse, his jokes have been misunderstood and are probably in poor taste but not sackable offences in my opinion not like he was actually threatening anyone
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Old 07-08-2016, 17:22
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...ing-new-video/

this is what it is all about

to be fair I have seen much worse, his jokes have been misunderstood and are probably in poor taste but not sackable offences in my opinion not like he was actually threatening anyone
Extremely poor taste given the spate of knife attacks in recent times even if many of those were motivated by other reasons.

With fame comes responsibility unfortunately people's bad judgement and mistakes come back to bite them quicker and harder with instant social media. Gone are the days when just about all celeb daftness could be buried.
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Old 07-08-2016, 17:29
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Extremely poor taste given the spate of knife attacks in recent times even if many of those were motivated by other reasons.

With fame comes responsibility unfortunately people's bad judgement and mistakes come back to bite them quicker and harder with instant social media. Gone are the days when just about all celeb daftness could be buried.
It is not his job to be your role model.
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Old 07-08-2016, 17:37
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Stephanie Davis was sacked for constantly turning up drunk and delaying filming but at the end of the day its not as bad as what Parry's done. Hes 'joked' about rape and DV which is unacceptable in anyone's mind. 2 serious topics which HO have covered in the distant and not to distant past. BK should think not just about Parrys said but the consequences of it as he's hurt people who've experienced it. Plus the negative press HO will get on the back of it. Parry and his character Harry aren't indisposible unlike other actors/characters in the soap.
What stephanie did was extremely unprofessional and her antics led to delays in filming which can cost a fortune.
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Old 07-08-2016, 17:39
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I don't think so. I don't agree with his "jokes" but I think a lot of people are too easily offended. Why are these situations never used as an opportunity to teach people where they've gone wrong - it seems to be that one must be perfect at all time or else their careers/lives will be ruined.
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Old 07-08-2016, 17:45
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That Cheryl Ferguson news is interesting. I wonder if her sacking contributed to Bryan Kirkwood's downfall with the EE cast. There was rumours they were all furious about Pat being killed off too. I bet other things went on we won't ever know about. Sounds like he is a pretty ruthless man tbh.
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Old 07-08-2016, 17:54
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I don't think so. I don't agree with his "jokes" but I think a lot of people are too easily offended. Why are these situations never used as an opportunity to teach people where they've gone wrong - it seems to be that one must be perfect at all time or else their careers/lives will be ruined.
Jealousy plays a part to.
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Old 07-08-2016, 17:59
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It is not his job to be your role model.
But it will no doubt be in his contract that he can't bring the show/business in to disrepute. It is in my working contract and in many, if he has this clause it will depend on the disciplinary process.
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Old 07-08-2016, 18:02
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That Cheryl Ferguson news is interesting. I wonder if her sacking contributed to Bryan Kirkwood's downfall with the EE cast. There was rumours they were all furious about Pat being killed off too. I bet other things went on we won't ever know about. Sounds like he is a pretty ruthless man tbh.
what like killing off Billy Jackson just cos he didn't like the actor and had fired him for timekeeping issues when they were on hollyoaks

I think he is ruthless but you need an EP to be that way
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Old 07-08-2016, 18:24
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Coronation Street producers gave no second chances to Chris Fountain for his distasteful YT rap antics

But Kirkwood loves his shirtless six-packed twinkies on the show, so I'm sure Parry will be safe. As he well knows.

However, as somebody pointed out already, his horrendous 'acting' is reason enough to sack him (again, though - not going to happen!)
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Old 07-08-2016, 18:28
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I feel he should be fired. It's the 2nd time he's 'joked' about serious issues (date rape + now domestic violence). BK is a hard task master and has previous of firing at HO + EE. The guy who played Sonny got sacked and then lost his job as Billie Jackson in EE when BK was in charged and that was just for poor time keeping. What Parry has done is much worse as he has offended people who have been through rape and DV.

Also he should be fired for crimes against acting tbh. He's awful. He's destroyed Ste, although he has done that himself by being awful Ste. Harry is a character who is dispensible imo. All he's done since he joined is come to term with his sexuality and be in arguably the worst relationship in the history of HO. Harry wouldn't be missed and it would give Ste the chance to be single and away from this awful relationship.
I have seen a snap on DS of him brandishing a very large knife. We have a knife crime problem in this country and only the other day that American lady died. What is the joke? There is nothing funny about it. Some young actors don't seem to be able to handle the fame and responsibility when in the public eye. Chris Fountain was sacked from Corrie for online videos and this is the second time so he hasn't learnt his lesson.
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