Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan threw away a teenage trans woman's mobile phone after she challenged him over a series of 'vindictive' tweets before they even met, a court heard today.
Sophia Brooks, now 18, confronted the Irish comedy writer outside the Battle of Ideas conference in London on October 19 last year after what the court heard was 'relentless' abuse against her on social media.
Prosecutor Julia Faure Walker told the court Linehan was ‘clearly proud’ of what he had done because he tweeted: ‘I’m quite proud that I grabbed his phone and threw it across the road. He was furious’.
Linehan denies harassing Ms Brooks, a transgender activist Sophia Brooks on social media and damaging her mobile phone.
The 57-year-old appeared at court three days after he was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence in three posts he had made on X about trans issues.
