Nigel Farage halts Cameo appearances after making ‘racist and sexist’ videos for money
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage appears to have stopped making Cameo videos following an investigation into claims he filmed content supporting an alleged neo-Nazi incident, repeated extremist slogans and made sexist remarks on the platform.
On Friday, Mr Farage’s page on the Cameo website, which has earned him hundreds of thousands of pounds over the past five years, said he was “unavailable”. Independent was found and the website added: “10.4k fans want Nigel Farage back on Cameo!”
But a source said Guard had “suspended use of the platform due to security concerns”.
One of the related videos described by Guard It reportedly showed the Clacton MP endorsing a series of events across Canada dubbed the “Road Rage Terror Tour.” It was described by the newspaper as: a “neo-Nazi event” and hosted by Diagolon leading figures. tagged A “neo-fascist militia” created by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
Mr Farage also filmed a series of controversial messages, including a far-right chant of “if in doubt, kick them out”, and described the prison sentence handed down to a man in connection with far-right riots as “absolutely outrageous”.
Guard scanned over 4,000 video clips from MP (for which he usually charges around £85) and to create The right-wing party leader “cites anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and makes misogynistic statements about left-wing politicians”.
Reform UK defended Mr Farage’s Cameo record, telling the paper: “Mr Farage has recorded thousands of videos to celebrate genuine supporters’ weddings, congratulate friends or send novelty messages. On this scale, mistakes can occasionally occur.”
They said the videos “should not be considered political statements or campaign activities” and added that the right-wing MP’s “standing against extremism and political violence has long been clear”.
asked on camera Mr Farage responded angrily if he planned to stop making Cameo videos, saying “I refuse to comment on that” and saying he “did not approve of illegally obtained things being published in a national newspaper”. Guard He said the videos were not obtained illegally.
He also commented: “This is ridiculous. This claim is ridiculous. If I own a shoe store and I sell you a pair of shoes and the person who bought those shoes turns out to be a former murderer, is it the fault of the person selling the shoes?”
According to the investigation, the lawmaker used or implied the far-right phrase “if in doubt, fire them” more than 20 times.
In a video, he made sexist comments about the body of US politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
It’s not the first time Mr Farage’s Cameo videos have resulted in outrage.
Earlier this year the Reform UK leader was tricked into paying tribute to Lostprophets singer and convicted pedophile Ian Watkins in a video posted on social media in which he described himself as a “genuinely good guy”.
The video revealed Mr Farage saying Watkins “loves his children” after being tricked by a prankster who paid him to make the video.
John Smith, who reportedly paid £98 for the video, said he was concerned he had failed to see through the Reform leader’s “papery deception”.
Watkins, who was serving a 29-year prison sentence for child sex crimes, was stabbed to death at HMP Wakefield last year.
Independent Reform UK has been contacted for comment.
