Editing Jonathan Ross (section)

===Homophobia accusation===
On 13 May 2009, Ross was accused of [[homophobia]] after a comment he made on his radio show,<ref>Geen, Jessica. [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-12406.html "Exclusive: Jonathan Ross accused of homophobia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515004808/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-12406.html |date=15 May 2009 }}, ''Pink News'', 13 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009</ref> in which he said,

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If your son asks for a ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' MP3 player, then you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption in later life, when they settle down with their partner.<ref name="ofcom-07-09">[http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/prog_cb/obb137/Issue137.pdf "Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin Issue 137"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710234120/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/prog_cb/obb137/Issue137.pdf|date=10 July 2009}}, [[Ofcom]], 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009</ref>
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An incorrect version of this quote was also circulated, in which Ross was accused of saying:

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If your son asks for a ''Hannah Montana'' MP3 player, you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption before he brings his ... erm ... partner home.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jonathan Ross's gay 'joke' was wrong|newspaper=Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/may/17/jonathan-ross-gay-homophobia|access-date=29 March 2014|archive-date=28 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228012227/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/may/17/jonathan-ross-gay-homophobia|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[Ofcom]] received 61 complaints following the comment. On 7 July 2009, Ofcom ruled that Ross did not breach the broadcasting code. They wrote in their opinion that "the comment was clearly presented as a joke intended to make light of the reactions that some parents may have if their child chooses a toy that is very widely recognised to be designed and marketed for the opposite sex" and that the nature of the joke and tone and manner in which it was presented "made clear that it was not intended to be hostile or pejorative towards the [[gay community]] in general."<ref name="ofcom-07-09" /> [[Stonewall (UK)|Stonewall]] criticised the ruling; saying "the fact that a comment is light-hearted does not absolve it from perpetuating the stereotypes that lead to homophobic bullying."<ref>Geen, Jessica. [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13122.html "Stonewall: Ross's 'light-hearted' comment still encourages bullying"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708003828/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13122.html |date=8 July 2009 }}, ''[[Pink News]]'', 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009</ref>