Businessman's Question Time Fee Row

0:00On March 28th, Thomas Skinner, the 35-year-old former apprentice contestant, turned businessman, sparked a row, after claiming he pocketed two. Thousand pounds for a spot on BBC's question time last Thursday. He joined host Fiona Bruce and panelists like Justice Minister Jake Richards and Liberal Democrat Leyla Moran, chatting current affairs from, clacked in on C. But the BBC clap back, saying non-politician guests usually get just 150 pounds. Skinner stuck to a story in a fresh statement to the Sun, blaming his management for courting him the 2,000-pound figure. He called himself a huge fan of the show, but added with three kids at home, he treats every gig like real work. Earlier on X, he admitted straight up that the cast was his main draw, after turning down invites nine or ten times over four or five years. The panel dove into the hot social media addiction case, where Meta and Google just got hit, with a $3 million damages bill, to A, 20-year-old woman named Kayleigh.

1:01Jurors blamed the tech giants for negligent platform designs that hooked her young, tanking her mental health and self-worth. Meta took 70% blame at $2.1 million, YouTube the rest at 900,000. Fiona Bruce didn't pull punches. Grilling Skinner on his own TikTok hustle with over 500,000 followers, where he posts casual cafe. Breakfast bids. She said he's caching in on those addictive algorithms, while warning kids off screens. Skinner owned up to his own scrolling slips, but defended his like content, and panellists like Layla backed him, pointing fingers at hay pushing. Posts instead, this fee-flap lingers with the BBC staying quiet so far, while the addiction verdict ramps up pressure on Big Tech to rethink kid-targeted features. Skinner's panel stands shows how personal these debates get, blending select paydays with real societal gripes. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news today, brought to you with AI.