Irish journalist Kevin Myers has reportedly been sacked by the Sunday Times after a column in which he made remarks about Jewish people and women.
According to the Jewish Chronicle, The Sunday Times followed up their apology for publishing the piece — titled “Sorry, ladies — equal pay has to be earned” — by confirming that Myers, 70, would never write for the paper again.
In the column, Myers noted that Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz — two of the BBC’s better paid women stars — were Jewish. He went on to write that “Jews are not generally noted for their insistence on selling their talent for the lowest possible price.”
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After facing significant backlash on social media, The Sunday Times removed the article and published an apology. As of Sunday afternoon, they have reportedly gone one step further and removed Kevin Myers from his post.
“Further to our earlier statement we can confirm that Kevin Myers will not write again for The Sunday Times Ireland,” said a spokesperson for the newspaper. “A printed apology will appear in next week’s paper. The Sunday Times editor Martin Ivens has also apologised personally to Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz for these unacceptable comments both to Jewish people and to women in the workplace.”
The report by the Jewish Chronicle further reveals that Feltz said she was “absolutely horrified” by the article in question.
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