Reform UK leader Nigel Farage appears to have stopped making Cameo videos following an investigation alleging he had filmed content supporting an alleged neo-Nazi event, 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”, The Independent found, with the website adding: “10.4k fans want Nigel Farage back on Cameo!”
However, a source told The Guardian "he had paused his use of the platform over security concerns".
One of the concerning videos identified by The Guardian reportedly showed the Clacton MP endorsing a cross-Canada series of events called the “Road Rage Terror Tour”, described by the paper as a “neo-Nazi event”, and hosted by prominent figures in Diagolon – an organisation which has been labelled a “neo-fascist militia” by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
Mr Farage also filmed a series of other controversial messages, including with the far-right slogan “if in doubt, kick them out”, and described a prison sentence handed to a man in connection with far-right riots as “absolutely outrageous”.
The Guardian trawled through over 4,000 video clips the MP has made – for which he typically charges around £85 – and found the right-wing party leader “references antisemitic conspiracy theories and makes misogynistic remarks about left-wing politicians”.
Reform UK defended Mr Farage’s Cameo record, telling the paper: “Mr Farage has recorded many thousands of videos for genuine supporters to celebrate weddings, congratulate friends or send novelty messages. At that scale, the occasional mistake can occur.”
They said the videos “should not be treated as political statements or campaign activity” and added that the right-wing MP “has long been clear in his opposition to extremism and political violence”.
Asked on camera whether he planned to stop making Cameo videos, Mr Farage responded angrily, saying “I decline to comment on that”, and went on to comment that he does not “approve of things being published in a national newspaper that have been illegally obtained”. The Guardian has said the videos were not obtained illegally.
He commented further: “This is just ludicrous. This argument is ludicrous. If I have a shoe shop and I sell you a pair of shoes and it turns out the person who bought the pair of shoes is a former convicted murderer, is that the fault of the person selling shoes?”
According to the investigation, the MP used, or alluded to the far-right phrase “if in doubt, kick them out”, more than 20 times.
In one video, he made sexist comments about US politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s body.
It is 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 Ian Watkins, a convicted paedophile, in a video posted to social media where he described him as a “really good guy”.
The video appeared to show Mr Farage saying that Watkins “loved his children” after he was duped by a prankster who paid him to make the video.
John Smith – who reportedly paid £98 for the video – said he was concerned the Reform leader could not see through his “paper-thin deception”.
Watkins, who was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences, was stabbed to death at HMP Wakefield last year.
The Independent has contacted Reform UK for comment.
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