Hugh Bonneville fears being cancelled by ‘mob’ is now ‘instantaneous’
Hugh Bonneville fears being cancelled by a “mob” is now “instantaneous”. The ‘Downton Abbey’ actor, 60, plays a grouchy “dinosaur” news anchor in the upcoming TV drama ‘Douglas is Cancelled’, and ahead of its first episode being shown on Thursday (27.06.24) he warned so-called cancel culture is now at a dangerous level as it’s driven by the astonishing “speed” of the mainstream and social media. He told The Herald newspaper when asked what the ITV series has to say about the cancelling trend: “It’s very interesting to see how it’s playing out. Cancel culture has been around since the word scap...