We have all seen the "some of by best friends are......" speeches, and the claims that anyone mentioning his suspension from his job due to homophobic comments, are simply liars.
Let's put this one to bed once and for all, here's the official finding from Ofcom regarding him believing that "Gay" and "Paedophile" are somehow interchangeable.
As you can see, the complaint was "upheld", it was a breach of the broadcasting regulations, in particular, this one:
He has also claimed that his comments were taken "out of context", which, despite being a bit tricky to find a positive context in which to make such a statement, was never defended and accepted as "indefensible" by the broadcaster.
It is pretty clear that the official finding is that the statements made by Mendoza WERE homophobic, and anything he may claim to the contrary is nothing but hot air.
It's OK though, he still has some supporters, like these people.......
TTFO
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