After his brawl with Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas at the TV Choice Awards, disgraced Emmerdale actor Asan N’Jie is facing fresh controversy after a series of shameful historic tweets were unearthed.
On Monday night (September 9), Asan was filmed threatening to “stab” the Channel 4 star after he allegedly goaded Jamie “over money”.
He was fired from Emmerdale with “immediate effect”, with bosses revealing the news in a statement.
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Asan apologised for his actions, calling them “completely unacceptable and very much out of character”.
However, a series of historic tweets have now come to light that see Asan using a homophobic slur, branding a soap character a “sl*g” and retweeting a misogynistic joke about violence.
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The Sun reports that the actor, who played Ellis Chapman in the Yorkshire-based soap for a year, sent two of the tweets in 2012, before his acting career took off.
At the time, he was an 18-year-old student.
One used a homophobic slur to describe one of Asan’s friends.
It read: “I’ve got a missed call from him, give me a text when you’ve been sun beds…. You p***y p***s.”
The next – in response to a tweet from a pal – took aim at Coronation Street star Helen Worth’s character Gail Platt.
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It read: “Hahahaha Gail Platt the s**g.”
Six months earlier, Asan had retweeted a misogynistic post from a friend.
It read: “‘Mum, how long is dinner going to be?’ ‘As long as it takes.’ B*tch is going to get a slap if she carries on with the sarcasm!”
Asan hasn’t been active on his Twitter account since August 29.
Speaking about his behaviour at the TV Choice Awards, he said: “I sincerely apologise to everybody who has been affected especially Jamie Lomas, the whole Emmerdale team, our audience, ITV, my family and the organisers of the TV Choice Awards.”
He added: “I am devastated, accept full responsibility for my actions and I am determined to learn from this.”
Asan’s sacking came as the reason behind his bust up with Jamie was revealed.
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