Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHugh Laurie has apologised for an online exchange with journalist Janet Murray, which resulted in her receiving abuse from fans of his Emmy winning show, House. The incident began when Murray posted on X/Twitter, joking about the repetitive formula of the medical drama House, in which Laurie starred as Dr Gregory House. Laurie responded with a lengthy and sarcastic defence of the series, comparing its structure to the works of composer Johann Sebastian Bach and artist Frida Kahlo. Following Laurie's initial response, Murray reported that she had received “fairly horrific trolling” from “abusive” House fans. Laurie later apologised, explaining that he was 'slightly drunk and already upset' at the time of his initial tweet and was primarily 'sticking up for the writers' of the show. In fullHugh Laurie apologises to journalist over House criticism pile-on and admits he was ‘very slightly drunk’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Hugh Laurie apologises to journalist after ‘horrific trolling’ from fans
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHugh Laurie has apologised for an online exchange with journalist Janet Murray, which resulted in her receiving abuse from fans of his Emmy winning show, House. The incident began when Murray posted on X/Twitter, joking about the repetitive formula of the medical drama House, in which Laurie starred as Dr Gregory House. Laurie responded with a lengthy and sarcastic defence of the series, comparing its structure to the works of composer Johann Sebastian Bach and artist Frida Kahlo. Following Laurie's initial response, Murray reported that she had received “fairly horrific trolling” from “abusive” House fans. Laurie later apologised, explaining that he was 'slightly drunk and already upset' at the time of his initial tweet and was primarily 'sticking up for the writers' of the show. In fullHugh Laurie apologises to journalist over House criticism pile-on and admits he was ‘very slightly drunk’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
