British actor John Cleese says his comments about London are 'culturalist' not 'racist' - News Summed Up

British actor John Cleese says his comments about London are 'culturalist' not 'racist'


Monty Python's John Cleese gives a very sarcastic opinion of Donald Trump to the paparazzi following him in LA. John Cleese has hit back after he was accused of racism, defending his comments in which he criticised London for not being an "English city any more". The 79-year-old British actor posted a string of tweets to his 5.6 million followers on Tuesday in which he complained: "Some years ago I opined that London was not really an English city any more," he tweeted. READ MORE:* Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox London offices raided in EU probe* John Cleese on Fawlty Towers Live, Donald Trump and the joys of touring* John Cleese says James Packer's casinos a 'horrible way to make money'GETTY IMAGES John Cleese: 'I think it's legitimate to prefer one culture to another.' "It might interest those people who seem to think my remarks about London are racist as opposed to culturalist, to consider that what I like about spending time in Nevis," the 79-year-old posted.


Source: Stuff May 30, 2019 20:02 UTC



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