Sky News Apologises Over Islamophobic Guest Booking

Sky News Australia apologised after UK social‑media personality Ryan Williams wore raw bacon on his shirt and launched a racist, anti‑Islam tirade during a live appearance on Freya Fires Up; producers cut him off and the segment was removed from Sky’s online platforms. Newly posted footage shows a Sky casual technical guest liaison arranging the bacon on Williams’s shirt before the interview, prompting scrutiny over what the channel knew before airing him. Sky said it had invited Williams to comment on the Charlie Kirk assassination but acknowledged he should not have been booked, and the broadcaster has launched an immediate review of guest‑booking and vetting processes; host Freya Leach apologised on air and has not been suspended. Williams reposted the clip to his large following, where it attracted praise from far‑right accounts and intensified criticism of Sky’s editorial oversight. Sky said it takes responsibility for the editorial failure and will not republish the segment.