Comedian declares Hugh Laurie 'can't be canceled' as actor comes to Sophie Cunningham's defense

Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie rejected the idea of biological men competing in women’s sports this week and voiced his support for WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham.

The comments came during an exchange with comedian Graham Linehan, who pressed Laurie to clarify his views after the actor initially posted a dry observation on X about biological height advantage in professional basketball.

Linehan called Laurie’s indirect wording "cowardly" in a now-deleted post, prompting the actor to deliver a blunt response.

Laurie, best known for playing Dr.

Gregory House in the hit drama "House," then clarified his position on X.

"Firstly, f--- off; secondly no, I don’t believe men should compete against women.

I thought I’d made that pretty clear.

If you’d looked.

But obviously you must get onto your next," he wrote.

SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS MESSAGE TO HER HATERS AFTER SAYING MEN DON'T BELONG IN WOMEN'S SPORTS Linehan pressed Laurie further, telling him to "just say that you support Sophie Cunningham in her fight for fair sports and stop trying to be arch." Laurie responded: "You started it. ‘Cowardly’ to ‘f--- off’ is the going rate of exchange around here.

And yes, I support Sophie Cunningham.

And you, some of the time," Laurie posted Monday.

Linehan then apologized for his reaction, writing, "Fair dos.

I apologise for my knee-jerkiness.