Prominent entertainment reporter Peter Ford stopped short of apologizing for a tweet labeling Lidia Thorpe a ‘bitch’, but says he deleted it so as not to offend others.
Ford hurled the insult at the independent senator following her foul-mouthed outburst towards King Charles and Queen Camilla at a reception in Parliament on Monday.
Senator Thorpe waited until King Charles had finished his speech before accusing him of genocide and demanding that a treaty be drawn up with indigenous Australians.
Ford took to X on Monday to call her a ‘bitch’ and a ‘surprise’, but on Tuesday he seemed more contrite.
“So yesterday, in a comment about Lidia Thorpe, I used a word in this space that some people (whom I trust, not the ‘outraged’ people on Twitter) thought was unfair,” he wrote.
‘Although it’s a word you’d hear from Kath and Kim, I’ve removed it. I wanted to make a point and not offend. Health. PF.’
Ford declined to comment further on the matter when contacted by Daily Mail Australia.
The entertainment reporter, who works for Channel Seven, described Ms Thorpe as a ‘slut’ in two separate comments on X.
Prominent entertainment reporter Peter Ford has remained quiet after he was forced to delete a tweet labeling Lidia Thorpe a ‘slut’.
When another social media user accused him of being a misogynist, the entertainment reporter doubled down.
“You may not like the term and consider it unfair, but it is not misogynistic,” he responded.
The moment Mrs Thorpe interrupted the reception in Parliament, Ford called it a “surprise”.
‘That is why everyone must respect the Welcome to Country ceremonies. “But Lidia, who signed the oath to the Crown, does not have to respect the reigning monarch when she chooses to be in his presence,” he wrote.
What a surprise it is!
Ford also pointed to the possum skin cape Ms Thorpe had been wearing during the outburst, providing a blunt answer to someone’s question about what she was wearing.
“Ironically, vermin,” Ford wrote in response.
Dressed in fur, Thorpe, 51, shouted that the monarch had “committed genocide against our people” and added “f*** the colony” on Monday.
‘Give us what you stole from us. Our bones, Our skulls, our babies, our people. You destroyed our land. Give us a treaty. “We want a treaty,” he continued.
Ford had insulted the independent senator following her foul-mouthed outburst in Parliament on Monday.
As security guards began to lead Thorpe away, she became more animated and continued shouting: ‘This is not your land. This is not your land. You are not my King. You are not my King.’
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on Thorpe’s outburst in Parliament, but sources ignored the lone protester, saying Their Majesties were “deeply moved” by the warmth of the welcome they had received throughout the day.
The King and Queen, who were still sitting on stage during the confrontation, appeared unaware as the King turned to speak to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Camilla turned to his fiancée Jodie Haydon.
They were seen laughing at the politician’s boos and were said to be “unfazed” by the tirade which they hoped would not overshadow what had been a “wonderful day”.