Charlie Brooker’s ‘antichrist’ jibes left Nicky Campbell in bed with depression for days

metro.co.uk:

Charlie Brooker, claiming comments from the Black Mirror creator left him in bed for two days.The TV presenter recalled being the centre of ‘really vicious’ comments from satirist Charlie Brooker, which he said left him at a ‘low ebb’ as he suffered depression.Campbell, 60, known for his work on TV shows including Watchdog and Long Lost Family, was described as ‘the Antichrist’ in a 2004 newspaper column written by Brooker, 50.He had penned Campbell might be ‘the most evil man in the universe’, and added: ‘There’s no evidence to support this, but come on — there’s just something about him, isn’t there?’Also, in an episode of Screenwipe, Brooker’s review show broadcast on BBC Four, he featured a recap of Campbell’s career set to satanic.