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A Place in the Sun host Lee Juggurnauth's defiant message to racist trolls trying to silence him


Lee Juggurnauth, the presenter from Channel 4’s ‘A Place in the Sun,’ took to his Instagram account urging an end to the race riots in the UK and called for unity and support amidst growing racial tensions.

In sharing his concern, the ‘A Place in the Sun’ presenter disclosed he’s been the target of vile online abuse. He confided that racism is an ongoing struggle he and others face regularly.

The 36-year-old telly host shared: “After receiving several comments and messages telling me to ‘Pipe Down’ and ‘Go back to where I came from’, I feel I have a responsibility to speak up. If it means using the small platform that I have to raise awareness, then that’s what I’m going to do. Believe it or not, racism isn’t a new construct for people of colour in the UK.”

He continued: “It is…


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Stan Grant quits the ABC’s Q+A over racist abuse

Stan Grant, the award-winning Indigenous host of the ABC’s Q+A, is stepping down, citing exhaustion from the torrent of racist abuse to which he has been subjected on social media, especially in the wake of his contribution to the public broadcaster’s coverage of the coronation of King Charles III.

“Racism is a crime. Racism is violence. And I have had enough,” Grant writes in a lengthy piece published Friday on ABC websites, explaining his decision to quit the flagship show.

Stan Grant is stepping down as host of the ABC’s Q&A program.

Stan Grant is stepping down as host of the ABC’s Q&A program.Credit: ABC

Grant, a 59-year-old Wiradjuri man from the Griffith region in NSW and a triple Walkley Award winner, has been the sole host of Q+A since August last year. Before that he had been one of three hosts – alongside Virginia Trioli and…


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