Dame Maureen Lipman says she has offered an olive branch to Gerard McCarthy after the Hollyoaks actor withdrew from the West End play Right Before I Go
McCarthy objected to Lipman’s publicly expressed views on Israel and Palestine, while transgender performer Iz Hesketh also left, citing personal values
Lipman, who is Jewish, said she does not bear a grudge but will now distance herself from the dispute
McCarthy later removed likes linked to abusive and antisemitic remarks, insisting they were not endorsements of the language used.