Jennifer Saunders has become a victim of an internet hoax after someone posed as her online and wrote a defamatory statement about NHS staff.
Posted on the Official Jennifer Saunders Facebook page, which the actress said she has no affiliation to, the post references the lack of PPE for frontline workers during the outbreak.
It backed the government and called out the “p**s poor” NHS management.
After the Absolutely Fabulous actress was alerted about the fake comments, the urged her followers to “please ignore”.
The actress was made aware of the rant by an online user
The statement read: “Good read. A message from Jennifer Saunders. Let’s get this in perspective the crayon eaters who are set on pulling Boris down.
“Firstly, the government doesn’t order equipment for the NHS, they supply the money. The lazy a**e managers of the NHS are the procurement sources.
“It’s not the government that deals with the logistics for the NHS, it’s yes you’ve guessed it, the NHS. More p**s poor management (government sorted that by giving them the army).
Jennifer insisted she wasn’t behind the statement posted on Facebook (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Har)
Elsewhere in the lengthy post, the statement targeted the media along with care homes and people “hiding behind the government.”
An online user soon alerted the star to the internet post, writing: “I’m a massive fan just wanted to run this by you, is this a statement you have released? It’s being circulated on Facebook.”
However, Jennifer was quick to deny any connection with the rant.
The star urged her followers to ‘ignore’ the social media rant (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
She wrote: “Not me. Not by me. The Official Jennifer Saunders Facebook page is not me. Please ignore.”
The post comes after the government has been criticised for the lack of PPE for hospital staff and care home employees during the pandemic.
NHS staff say they are being put at risk because of the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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