Ice–T has hit out at Keir Starmer after the rapper fell for a fake online interview with the Labour leader.On Wednesday (March 6), the parody X/Twitter account Women For Wes – named after Labour politician Wes Streeting – shared a section of an interview allegedly given by Starmer.In the caption, WFW wrote: “Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing backlash online after criticising Ice-T (@FINALLEVEL) in a magazine interview, describing the Law & Order star as ‘corrosive’ and someone whose online conduct may encite [sic] his followers to ‘seriously hurt’ others.”The politician was asked in the spoof article to provide an example of a public figure he found “corrosive” to society, particularly young people.
He responded: “Ice-T.”The faux Starmer continued: “My son is fifteen. He loves computer games. Vic [Starmer’s wife] likes to keep an eye on our kids’ social media accounts to make sure they’re safe, and one day she comes to me and shows me my son’s Twitter profile.Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing backlash online after criticising Ice-T (@FINALLEVEL) in a magazine interview, describing the Law & Order star as “corrosive” and someone whose online conduct may encite his followers to “seriously hurt” others.#FLTG pic.twitter.com/1qflScpv6N— Women for Wes (@Women4Wes) March 6, 2024“He’s been sharing all this truly vile stuff from some man called Ice-T.”‘Starmer’ added: “I soon discovered that he’s an American entertainer – rapper, actor, whatever else – and he was running a network of abusive users online called the Final Level Twitter Gang.“He posted all sorts of rubbish: swear words, illegal activities.
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