NIGEL Farage can be seen using a “racist” and “homophobic” slur in an uncovered recording.
The video, which was recorded by the former UKIP leader for £75, was sent to a gay NHS worker in December 2021 by a man Farage had previously been warned supported “the enforced deportation of Britons, incarceration and sterilisation based on skin colour”.
The Byline Times published the video on Wednesday evening, just hours before Farage is due to appear on the ITV show I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
Farage was paid for the recording via his Cameo page – a website which allows fans to pay for personalised videos from celebrities.
However, the person who paid for the clip used the service to insult an NHS worker who had been attempting to combat the racist views of young people online.
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“Now I’ve been sipping martinis on the beach with all the money from all these videos, which is absolutely marvellous,” Farage says in the scripted clip.
“It’s really great that I’m being paid to insult you.
“That’s what [name] wanted me to do and I don’t find it difficult after all my years in the European Parliament.
“Meanwhile, you will get n*g dick for Christmas”.
The recipient said the term was meant to refer to a “black man’s penis” and claimed the video was "racist, homophobic and ableist".
He added that he had reported the matter to the police but decided not to pursue criminal proceedings.
However, three e-mails sent to an official address associated with Farage expressing his concerns about the people paying for his content went unanswered.
The GB News presenter has recorded more than 4000 videos on Cameo since March 2021, earning around £225,000 in the process.
It comes after an SNP MP called on Ofcom to investigate how Farage came to be cast on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
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