Lord Sugar to Twitter users: Shut up ‘dimwits’ I ain’t homophobic
Lord Sugar has denied accusations of homophobia after asking a Twitter user when he planned to “come out”.
The Apprentice star, 66, responded angrily when William Bridges, from Bath, aimed a tweet at him which read: “@Lord_Sugar you are thick as shit.”
Lord Sugar responded by referring to Mr Bridges’ Twitter profile picture, in which he is pictured alongside a male friend.
The Amstrad tycoon tweeted: “Your twitter pic.
“When are you 2 coming out?”
..@WilliamBridges2 RT: you are thick as sh… Your twitter pic . When are you 2 coming out ?
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) January 19, 2014
The Mirror reports this prompted other Twitter users to wade in, with Josh Dibble remarking: “@Lord_Sugar @WilliamBridges2 Using sexuality as an insult, am disappointed by The Sugar!”
However, Sugar responded by saying: “Shut up you tw..
“Focus on insult to which I responded.”
“@JoshDibble: @WilliamBridges2 using sexuality as an insult, am disappointed !”…….shut up you tw.. Focus on insult to which I responded.
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) January 19, 2014
Another Twitter user then asked Lord Sugar: “Sorry, how is [sic] you implying someone is gay as an attempt to insult them not homophobic?”
The Labour peer replied: “You dimwit refer to original insult from sender before you stand high and mighty.”
“@charlsgeorgeson: Sorry to insult them not homophobic?”….you dimwit refer to original insult from sender before you stand high and mighty
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) January 19, 2014
However, some users supported the TV and business star, with one, known as Aggedor of Peladon telling detractors: “Stop trying to make it into something it isn’t.”
To this latter tweet, Lord Sugar simply added one word: “Correct.”
Last week, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson apologised for a photograph that he tweeted showing himself next to a sign that read “gay c*nt.”
