Aussie Comedian Adam Hills Slams Katie Hopkins Over Ebola and Fat-Shaming Tweets, Says She’s Worse Than Paedophile Rolf Harris [VIDEO]
Adam Hills couldn’t decide who is worse between paedophile Rolf Harris and UK’s “most hated woman” Katie Hopkins. The Australian comedian unleashed a powerful tirade against the English reality star, who recently posted an insensitive and “racist” Ebola tweet.
Hopkins, 39, isn’t UK’s most sympathetic personality. She has been getting a lot of criticisms for her vitriolic and tactless rants against just about anybody ever since she appeared in the reality TV show “The Apprentice” in 2006. More recently, she was once again panned online for her insensitive tweet about Pauline Cafferkey, a Scottish aid worker who contracted Ebola virus disease after working in Sierra Leone.
Little sweaty jocks, sending us Ebola bombs in the form of sweaty Glaswegians just isn't cricket. Scottish NHS sucks. http://t.co/EZpO0UTYHx
— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) December 30, 2014
Glaswegian ebola patient moved to London's Royal Free Hospital. Not so independent when it matters most are we jocksville? — Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) December 30, 2014
The tweets were slammed as not only heartless and offensive, but racist as well. The police said they have received a number of complaints concerning Hopkins’ tweets.
Hopkins, who infamously made several disparaging statements against obese people, had purposely put on half of her body weight just to document on TV how she would lose it in just months. She showed her progress on the show “My Fat Story.”
Hills, just like many Internet commenters, was disgusted with Hopkins for preying on others. “The Last Leg” host was supposed to give the show’s second annual “Dick of the Year” award to Harris, who was convicted of indecently assaulting young girls in June, but changed his mind upon learning about Hopkins.
“Up until two days ago, Rolf Harris would have got my vote as Dick of the Year, but then a lady called Katie Hopkins sent a tweet. Katie Hopkins is what we would call in Australia a professional s--- stirrer,” Hills said. “In fact, I loathe to bring her up because I know she feeds off negative press.”
Admittedly, though, Hills said it’s not just about her Ebola tweets that got his vote to be the most despicable person of the year. He looked at Hopkins’ previous tweets for the past year, and what he saw were enough to convince him Hopkins was perfect to receive the award. He cited Hopkins’ tweets that scorned at Palestinians, Muslims and obese people.
In the end, however, he was reluctant to name Hopkins a candidate for the Dick of the Year title, saying Hopkins knew and she wanted to be hated on, so there’s no point in awarding the title to her. He pleaded to her to “stop being a dick,” explaining that while she thrives only the negative press she’s getting, it’s not something to be proud of.
“In case you think you’re not being a dick, let me put it into perspective, right now, I can’t decide whether you’re a worse person than a convicted paedophile,” Hills addressed her,
Hopkins replied with a tweet, mocking Hills, who has a prosthetic leg.
Let's go people- lets beat 10,000 steps today. @adamhillscomedy you get a 50% discount darling. #MyFatStory
— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) January 5, 2015