A family say their lives have been ruined after a video of a black man and his brother playing in the park with his white granddaughters was shared by Tommy Robinson and weaponised by the far right.
Olajuwon Ayeni, a musician from Redcar, North Yorkshire, has been racially abused and falsely labelled a paedophile in the week since the family video was stolen from the TikTok account of his wife, Natalie, who he married five years ago, and shared by extremists online.
On Tuesday, the couple’s local MP, Anna Turley, was forced to write a letter providing a reference of good character for Ayeni when he was suspended by his management after the online disinformation.
“I’m devastated to receive the email from my management,” Ayeni said. “Music is my life. My social media will be damaged, my career will be tarnished … but I am determined to show the truth and hopefully clear it up.”
He and Natalie say they have been living in fear since being threatened in the street after Robinson shared the video with his 1.4 million followers. The far-right activist wrote on his X account: “Wtf is even going on here? Where are the parents?!”
mrafinch on
Can hear a former friend now “If you were a parent you’d understand, if you saw a man, especially a non-white one, near kids with no woman around, you’d assume he’s dangerous too!”
MDFHASDIED on
So everyone jumped to conclusions. Maybe we shouldn’t do that.
MondeyMondey on
Do you guys remember maybe a decade ago when Tommy Robinson briefly denounced racism and was meeting with Imams and such? Guess that didn’t stick.
_JR28_ on
What country did Tommy post this from? I’ve lost track of where’s he ranaway to this time to avoid justice again
ConnectPreference166 on
What’s worse is his defenders will still support the racist! He is such a disgusting individual, a complete embarrassment to the UK!
After-Dentist-2480 on
He’s not even trying to pretend he isn’t a massive racist throbber any more, is he?
Klumber on
The government:
We are going to break the internet to protect children from themselves.
And then, we aren’t doing anything to actually stop the things that make being online into a nightmare for some people.
TheLyam on
Has Stephen been arrested yet for his latest assault?
parasoralophus on
They’re not racist they just have legitimate concerns. /s
i-readit2 on
Stop using his stage name. He is not a celebrity. It’s Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. The convicted criminal and anti-Islam campaigner is believed to have a net worth of between £1million and £2m. Robinson reportedly has an international network of wealthy bankers and receives donations from across the globe, according to The Guardian.
LopsidedLegs on
He must be needing money for another long foreign holiday.
limeflavoured on
Tommeh is a outright white supremacist, film at 11.
This is probably doxxing under the Online Safety Act, and its arguably incitement, although obviously juries seem rather loath to agree that anything is incitement lately.
Deadliftdeadlife on
He’s just recently done a podcast I listened to where he sounded quite good
He’s clearly just a massive liar
Sensitive_Echo5058 on
It was a nice video with his grandkids. It’s a shame, weird and concerning its been shared in the way reported in the article.
Current_Focus2668 on
He is a racist. Also the dogwhistling of only caring about women and girl’s safety when it concerns non white men is so transparent. The moral white knight act is disingenuous.
ShortNefariousness2 on
He wants people to come to harm. So do his supporters.
Krakshotz on
If we can proscribe people supporting groups like PA, why hasn’t Yaxley-Lennon?
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A family say their lives have been ruined after a video of a black man and his brother playing in the park with his white granddaughters was shared by Tommy Robinson and weaponised by the far right.
Olajuwon Ayeni, a musician from Redcar, North Yorkshire, has been racially abused and falsely labelled a paedophile in the week since the family video was stolen from the TikTok account of his wife, Natalie, who he married five years ago, and shared by extremists online.
On Tuesday, the couple’s local MP, Anna Turley, was forced to write a letter providing a reference of good character for Ayeni when he was suspended by his management after the online disinformation.
“I’m devastated to receive the email from my management,” Ayeni said. “Music is my life. My social media will be damaged, my career will be tarnished … but I am determined to show the truth and hopefully clear it up.”
He and Natalie say they have been living in fear since being threatened in the street after Robinson shared the video with his 1.4 million followers. The far-right activist wrote on his X account: “Wtf is even going on here? Where are the parents?!”
Can hear a former friend now “If you were a parent you’d understand, if you saw a man, especially a non-white one, near kids with no woman around, you’d assume he’s dangerous too!”
So everyone jumped to conclusions. Maybe we shouldn’t do that.
Do you guys remember maybe a decade ago when Tommy Robinson briefly denounced racism and was meeting with Imams and such? Guess that didn’t stick.
What country did Tommy post this from? I’ve lost track of where’s he ranaway to this time to avoid justice again
What’s worse is his defenders will still support the racist! He is such a disgusting individual, a complete embarrassment to the UK!
He’s not even trying to pretend he isn’t a massive racist throbber any more, is he?
The government:
We are going to break the internet to protect children from themselves.
And then, we aren’t doing anything to actually stop the things that make being online into a nightmare for some people.
Has Stephen been arrested yet for his latest assault?
They’re not racist they just have legitimate concerns. /s
Stop using his stage name. He is not a celebrity. It’s Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. The convicted criminal and anti-Islam campaigner is believed to have a net worth of between £1million and £2m. Robinson reportedly has an international network of wealthy bankers and receives donations from across the globe, according to The Guardian.
He must be needing money for another long foreign holiday.
Tommeh is a outright white supremacist, film at 11.
This is probably doxxing under the Online Safety Act, and its arguably incitement, although obviously juries seem rather loath to agree that anything is incitement lately.
He’s just recently done a podcast I listened to where he sounded quite good
He’s clearly just a massive liar
It was a nice video with his grandkids. It’s a shame, weird and concerning its been shared in the way reported in the article.
He is a racist. Also the dogwhistling of only caring about women and girl’s safety when it concerns non white men is so transparent. The moral white knight act is disingenuous.
He wants people to come to harm. So do his supporters.
If we can proscribe people supporting groups like PA, why hasn’t Yaxley-Lennon?
Just a reminder, but Stephen Yaxley-Lennon is only so opposed to alleged brown paedophiles because he doesn’t want the competition [for him](https://twitpic.com/9lebsm) and [all the white paedophiles in his organisations](https://hopenothate.org.uk/2022/01/11/tommy-robinson-is-a-hypocrite-when-it-comes-to-opposing-child-sexual-exploitation/) that he’s defended and covered for over the years.