Nadia Sawalha threatens ITV with legal action over Loose Women removal
The TV panellist claims she has been treated unfairly due to her public support of Palestinian rights.
Panellist Nadia Sawalha has threatened to sue ITV for removing her from the talk show Loose Women, alleging they discriminated against her due to her support for Palestinian rights. A legal organisation representing Sawalha claims the broadcaster subjected her to direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, and harassment. Sawalha began publicly supporting Palestine in December 2023, two months after the Hamas attacks on Israel.
She says she has been the target of a smear campaign and hostile media coverage. ITV has taken her on and off the show multiple times since her reinstatement following the controversy. Sawalha maintains she was fired because the show found her comments "noisy," despite not having directly mentioned Palestine on the program.
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