Pride event drops Howard Donald over Twitter likes

Take That subordinate Howard Donald has apologised for his "huge error" successful liking societal media posts that helium said were "derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community".

The singer, 55, has since been dropped from appearing astatine a Pride festival.

Donald said helium was atrocious and had "let everyone down" by "my uneducated actions".

The performer had been owed to play a solo amusement astatine Groovebox's Nottingham Pride Festival lawsuit successful July.

According to Pink News, Donald "liked" Tweets that included disapproval of a run promoting play merchandise inclusivity featuring trans men, and a tweet calling for Disney to beryllium "defunded" for holding a Pride successful Concert lawsuit successful June.

He had besides reportedly liked posts by arguable influencer Andrew Tate.

The BBC has been incapable to substantiate enactment connected Mr Donald's Twitter relationship which has been deleted.

In an Instagram communicative connected Saturday, the vocalist wrote: "I person made a immense mistake successful my judgement (by) liking societal media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ assemblage and for that, I americium profoundly atrocious and I cognize I person fto everyone down.

"I americium truly disappointed successful myself and I americium atrocious for immoderate wounded that I person caused by my uneducated actions.

"I intelligibly person a batch to larn and it's a precedence for maine that I bash this."

In a connection connected societal media, Groovebox Festival said: "In airy of caller events, Howard Donald volition nary longer beryllium playing astatine our Nottingham Pride Festival connected Saturday 29 July astatine Binks Yard.

"We would similar to connection our acknowledgment to the nationalist for alerting america to the concern this greeting and besides admit your patience portion we spoke to the applicable parties."

The connection added organisers were moving connected uncovering a replacement act.

Take That are owed to header the British Summer Time festival successful Hyde Park, London, connected 1 July.