Jessica Ennis-Hill makes light of Tyson Fury comments

The gay English-born Northern Ireland-based journalist said he wrote to the BBC director general Tony Hall to question Fury’s nomination after the boxer made homophobic and sexist comments publically before and after his title-winning bout against Wladimir Klitschko two weeks ago.

Jessica Ennis-Hill has shrugged off Tyson Fury’s recent comments over her looks and insists she is still looking forward to the Sports Personality of the Year awards show.

“The circumstances in which these comments were made suggest that no criminal offence has taken place and this matter will not be investigated any further”, said a police spokesman.

Fury, 27, sparked outrage after remarks emerged during an interview in which he appeared to link abortion and homosexuality with paedophilia.

Fury said to the Mail on Sunday last month.

“It’s the panel who decided the list and I think the best thing I can do is stay on that list and represent my performances this year”, she said.

If Jesus loves the world, I love the world.

Over 135,000 people have called on the BBC to remove him from the BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist, but have refused to do so.

The BBC clearly do not understand that by nominating Fury, who has on a number of occasions expressed homophobic views and compared homosexuality to paedophilia, they are putting him up as a role model to young people all over the United Kingdom and the world.

Fury made another media appearance on Thursday when he was directly asked if he was a homophobe in a Sky Sports News interview, saying: “No, definitely not”.

“I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee”, he said in a statement to the BBC. People in my opinion should be able to have their views and I bet you it’s all the same people that want to ban Trump from coming into this country. “I am ashamed to work for the BBC when it lacks the bravery to admit it is making a mistake”.

“I love all of God’s children, we are all God’s children”.

He added: “I don’t agree with everything that some people say”.

“I haven’t any enemies, I don’t hate any race, colour, creed, generation, nobody”.

Although unwilling to discuss Fury’s comments directly, Ennis-Hill, who is second favourite to win the award behind Andy Murray, says the controversy has not affected her excitement for the ceremony in Belfast on December 20.