Mock The Week star Dara Ó Briain has removed a savage tweet aimed at the BBC after they reportedly shelved his documentary series with Professor Brian Cox but continue to fund Scarlett Moffatt’ s conspiracy theory podcast.
The 48-year-old Irish comedian presented Stargazing Live from observatories across the world alongside Professor Cox to inform viewers about space, but the show has no plans to return.
I’m A Celebrity champion Scarlett, 29, presents BBC Sounds podcast Wants to Believe with her boyfriend Scott Dobinson, which explores whether you can disprove some of the world’s biggest conspiracy therapies with just one word.
In a now deleted tweet, Dara penned: “Trying not to be depressed today that while the BBC don’t want to make any more Stargazing Live, they will pay Scarlett Moffatt to make a podcast about how she doesn’t believe in the moon landings.”
Dara Ó Briain has hit out at the BBC in a now-deleted tweet after they decided to axe Stargazing Live but are still funding Scarlett Moffatt’s podcast about conspiracy theories (Image: PA)
After removing the original tweet, Dara was then forced to explain his actions, while also praising Scarlett for being a “lovely person”.
He said: “For the record, I’ve met Scarlett, she was a guest on Blockbusters, and she is a lovely person, so please don’t give her any grief.
“I’ve not tagged her in here. I just think this kind of series is a shame.
Scarlett Moffatt presents BBC Sounds podcast Wants to Believe with her boyfriend Scott Dobinson, which explores wether you can disprove some of the world’s biggest conspiracy therapies with just one word (Image: ITV)
“You’ll get no credit from me for personal abuse, though. Ok?
“Okay, I’ve made my point. Happy not to let it float around in perpetuity. And I don’t want to fuel grief for anyone, so I’ve deleted it.
“You all keep well. Oh, and we left mirrors on the moon in 1969 that we still bounce lasers off.
“Some day we should tell you, in boring detail, just how amazing a job the tech staff did on Stargazing, to get live footage of an eclipse from a plane flying arcs over the Hebrides; or the first ever live Northern lights/presenter combo. All pretty cool.”
The moon landing on July 26, 1969 by Apollo 11 has long been the subject of criticism by conspiracy theorists across the world who attempt to debunk the event.
Scarlett is yet to comment on the incident, but spoke of her excitement about the podcast when it launched earlier this year (Image: BBC)
A BBC spokesperson told Daily Star Online:“Stargazing has not been cancelled and we are open to further series in the future.
“In addition, we have had some really strong space content in recent months including Pluto: Back from The Dead and Hubble: The Wonders of Space on BBC Two and there is more to come including a major new series from Brian Cox.”
Scarlett is yet to comment on the incident, but spoke of her excitement about the podcast when it launched earlier this year.
The former Gogglebox star told her Instagram followers: “The day has arrived. Since I was a little girl I’ve been obsessed with conspiracy theories and now I’ve got my own podcast about it I honestly can’t believe it.
“Me and my boyfriend Scott chat about conspiracies from the moon landing to illuminati to Tiger King to aliens.
“He is a non believer so my aim is to make him believe at least one of my conspiracies (also as you can imagine in the middle of a lockdown there may be a few heated debates on the podcast).”
Listen to Scarlett’s podcast Wants to Believe on BBC Sounds now
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
