Police rule out Tyson Fury hate crime allegations following controversial comments

Jessica Ennis-Hill has confirmed she will take part in the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year contest despite the furore caused by Tyson Fury’s outrageous comments.

Fury has since hit the headlines for the wrong reasons after he was quoted by The Daily Mail expressing the view that homosexuality and abortion are two of three “evils” alongside paedophilia.

After that clip was played on Victoria Derbyshire’s BBC Two show, a spokeswoman for GMP said: “At 10:30am (on Tuesday) we received a report of a hate crime following comments made about homosexuality on the Victoria Derbyshire programme”.

But GMP said they would be taking no further action after interviewing the complainant, although it had lodged the affair as a “hate incident”.

‘The circumstances in which these comments were made suggest that no criminal offense has taken place and this matter will not be investigated any further’.

More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for Fury to be removed from the Sports Personality shortlist.

“Mr Fury has been called for an interview in the new year”, BBBC general secretary Robert Smith said.

Boxing champ Fury whipped up a storm by saying Ennis, the Olympic and double world heptathlon champion, “slaps up good – when she’s got a dress on she looks quite fit”. It should be added that Mr Fury is a zealous Christian and believes that he will win the BBC award as “Good always defeats evil”.

Veteran gay and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised the BBC’s “double standards” for failing to remove Fury from the shortlist. He also happens to be someone with holds staunchly traditional views regarding homosexuality, abortion and women.

“I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee”, he said in a statement to the BBC. This decision smacks of double standards.

“We too are ashamed of the BBC for nominating someone who makes such damaging, hurtful comments”.

“I am ashamed to work for the BBC when it lacks bravery to admit that it is making a mistake”.

Fury has come under increasing scrutiny for comments he has made since he upset long-time world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in Germany on November 28.

Fury won the WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Klitschko, but has been stripped of the IBF belt for granting Klitschko a rematch instead of facing mandatory International Boxing Federation challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov.