GMB host Adil Ray has allegedly been confronted by managers after he referred to Sharia Law in a social media post about New York's new Muslim mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The broadcaster 51, is understood to have attended the meeting yesterday, just one day after he posted his message about Mamdani’s election win.
Mr Mamdani, 34, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to become the city’s first Muslim mayor and the first of South Asian heritage.
Mr Ray wrote on X: "Some say Mamdani may implement Sharia Law. He might. The heart of Sharia is social justice, welfare, fairness, charity and cohesion. Most Muslim countries operate a hybrid of Sharia & civil law, are slowly reforming and abandoning unethical practices despite the west’s portrayal."
Comments were subsequently removed from Mr Ray's post, but earlier reactions included, "Take your Sharia law and f*** off”, while another said, “This will be your undoing,” The Sun reports.
A source told the paper: "GMB execs are pretty cross. His comments sent bosses into a tailspin and he was called in.
"It was a nightmare as hours earlier ITV revealed it was in talks to sell its broadcasting arm to Sky in a £1.6billion deal.
"Obviously, they don’t want anything to derail that."
Mr Ray later clarified his statement and said he had not intended to suggest Mamdani would advocate for Sharia Law.
He added: "To clarify. I am not actually suggesting Mamdani would implement “sharia law”. But many of the issues he campaigned for are also some of the positive values of Sharia that Muslims try to live by. Something many of us would agree on."
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan was among the first to congratulate Democrat Zohran Mamdani upon his election as New York’s new mayor, saying the city had followed London in "choosing hope over fear".
Sir Sadiq congratulated Mr Mamdani, who will become New York’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on January 1, on what he called a “historic campaign”.
He wrote on X: “New Yorkers faced a clear choice – between hope and fear – and just like we’ve seen in London – hope won.”
US President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Mr Cuomo, a former Democrat running as an independent, and threatened to cut federal funding to New York if Mr Mamdani triumphed.
