Warner Bros. Discovery Defends Docuseries On Divisive Tory Politician Jacob Rees-Mogg: “We’re Not Giving Him A Platform”
Top Stories Tamfitronics Warner Bros. Discovery has argued that a new docuseries following Jacob Rees-Mogg is not about giving the controversial right-wing politician a platform.Meet The Rees-Moggs created plenty of noise in the UK when it was announced earlier this summer, with tabloid newspapers nicknaming the series Mogglebox and comparing it to the The Kardashians.Rees-Mogg was a former member of the Conservative Party government, but lost his seat in UK Parliament at the general election last month as Labour swept to power. He also presents a show on right-leaning GB News and has fallen foul of TV rules on impartiality. Optomen‘s Discovery+ series will follow Rees-Mogg in the run-up to the vote, as well as examining the fallout from him exiting Parliament after 14 years.Charlotte Reid, Warner Bros. Discovery’s VP of commissioning in the UK,...