Nadia Sawalha Threatens ITV With Legal Action Over Loose Women Removal Since 2023
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 6
Nadia Sawalha Threatens ITV With Legal Action Over Loose Women Removal Since 2023
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 6
Summary
A pre-action letter from the European Legal Support Center accuses ITV of discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment after Nadia Sawalha says she was repeatedly taken off Loose Women.
Sawalha says the removals began after she started speaking publicly for Palestinian rights in December 2023, and that ITV told her the issue was that "it's all a bit noisy out there for us".
She says she never discussed Palestine directly on the daytime panel show and was instead penalized amid smears, complaints and hostile media coverage over her views.
The case turns on whether her anti-Zionist beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010, widening scrutiny of how broadcasters handle staff speech on Israel-Gaza.