Dan Wootton

Dan Wootton
Wootton in 2024
Born
Daniel John William Wootton

(1983-03-02) 2 March 1983 (age 41)
Wellington, New Zealand
Citizenship
  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • broadcaster
Websitehttps://www.danwootton.com/

Daniel John William Wootton (born 2 March 1983)[1] is a New Zealand and British journalist and broadcaster.

In 2007, he joined the News of the World. In 2013, he joined The Sun on Sunday and became editor of the "Bizarre" column the following year. In February 2016, he joined The Sun, under the editorship of Victoria Newton, as associate editor and in March 2018 progressed to executive editor.[2] Wootton has made appearances as a show business presenter on the ITV Breakfast shows Lorraine and Daybreak. From 2015 to 2018, he was also a regular contributor and panelist on Big Brother's Bit on the Side. In 2021 Wootton left News UK to join the MailOnline as a columnist and present a show, four days a week, on GB News.[3]

Wootton was suspended from GB News in September 2023 following an incident in which sexually disparaging comments were made on his show by guest Laurence Fox about journalist Ava Evans, which were described by the channel as "totally unacceptable". Wootton apologised and said that he should have intervened.[4] His contract with MailOnline was subsequently terminated and Ofcom opened an investigation into the incident, which concluded that the show breached their broadcasting rules.[5][6][7]

Wootton announced on Twitter his departure from GB News to launch an independent platform, Dan Wootton Outspoken, a day after Ofcom's report was released on 4 March 2024.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ Wootton, Dan [@danwootton] (2 March 2023). "Best possible end to my 40th birthday! Thank you..." (Tweet). Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Tobitt, Charlotte (14 March 2018). "The Sun promotes former head of showbiz Dan Wootton to executive editor". Press Gazette. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ Rajan, Amol (28 January 2021). "Dan Wootton leaves News UK for GB News and Mail Online". BBC News. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "GB News suspends Wootton after Fox comments". BBC News. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ^ "MailOnline terminates Dan Wootton's contract". The Guardian. 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ "GB News latest: Ofcom investigates channel as MailOnline sacks Dan Wootton". The Independent. 28 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Dan Wootton: GB News show with Laurence Fox breached rules, Ofcom says". BBC News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Dan Wootton leaves GB News to launch his own 'independent platform'". Sky News. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ^ Knox, Susan; Delaney, Zoe (5 March 2024). "Dan Wootton issues statement as he exits GB News amid Ofcom ruling". The Mirror. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Misogynistic comments on Dan Wootton Tonight broke offence rules". Ofcom. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.