Kellie Harrington. Was she hung out to dry or did she hang herself out to dry?

Whoah, whoah there horsey!

Is this the tweet that you were referring to when you claimed that Kellie Harrington tweeted that immigrants were likely to be murderers?

Seriously?

You need to have a word with yourself.

I would suggest a public apology from you to Kellie is in order, she's entitled to her good name.

86% polled recently said there should be a limit to the amount of refugees Ireland can take. I can't think of any celebrity that shares that view. Amazing really!

The north inner city is virtually unrecognizable demographically in the last 20 years. Time to spread this wonderful diversity Southside where those who promote it are located.

Not on OTB though.

The shock jock found a ratings booster and went for it.

What’s that to do with her issues in the book? All I saw was bitterness and jealousy when reading those parts. Pete’s response was spot on

Earth shattering revalation from Kellie!

Well from what I've read you're the only person that has written on a public forum that Kellie Harrington tweeted "that immigrants are likely to be murderers."

That's a very serious allegation to make against anyone.

You also went on to use the words, "dopey", "brought this on herself", "brain dead", "f**cking stupid", "she may never get another sponsorship now and it's entirely her own fault."

This is a real person you are running down, you might think you can write what ever you want without fear of repercussions but it doesn't work like that in the real world.

I don't think you should expect to be arrested but there are other repercussions that could result.

Look up the meaning of "libel" and "defamation".

You should also look up the meaning of "have a word with yourself".

Kellie Harrington a sporting celebrity and the political opinions she expresses online are a matter of public record, even if they're deleted/redacted, so she should not be taking interviews unless she is ready to answer difficult questions about those opinions. If she doesn't want to discuss her political opinions, she should keep them to herself. A lot of people here seem to be under the mistaken impression that the prefix "sports" means that sports journalists and radio presenters are... well... not real journalists and radio presenters. That is completely false - their job is to ask questions, including difficult questions, of the people they are interviewing on any matter that is newsworthy. Kellie Harrington's views on immigration, like her community fundraising with Spar, are only newsworthy because she is a sporting celebrity. As such, this is well within the remit of a sports journalist/radio presenter to cover.

In summary, this was a fair question and her PR agent should have prepared her for it. Don't blame the media for doing exact what the media is there to do. Instead, blame her PR agent and especially blame Kellie herself for expressing opinions about a divisive/inflammatory issue. With a bit of luck, most people will see this as a novice mistake, the furore will blow over soon and she will learn from her mistake.

Was it OTB that had the famous Lance Armstrong interview?

That was bullying. Lance Armstrong was bullied in that interview. It was a disgrace. Just like when anybody is ever asked a question. It's bullying.

Last week it was "proper journalism", this week it's "bullying".

Mad the way things change from week to week to week.

If the tweet did not reflect her views she could easily have said so when he asked her about it.

'It was stupid tweet, I didn't consider it fully and regret how it came acorss. Anyone who knows me.... blah blah blah'.

Instead he deflected and just kept saying it was months ago.... that isn't an answer. that isn't a defense. that isn't a denial. 'No answer' is frequently an answer.