Actor and TV presenter Danny Dyer has been given the sack from his position as a columnist for Zoo Magazine after he told a reader who had written in to his weekly 'Ask Danny' advice column, to cut his ex-girlfriend's face so that nobody else would want her.'Alex from Manchester' wrote into the magazine to ask the actors advice on how to get over recently splitting up with his girlfriend. In response to Alex's letter; Dyer, 32, star of Mean Machine and The Football Factory wrote: "I'd suggest going out on a rampage with the boys, getting on the booze and smashing anything that moves. Then, when some bird falls for you, you can turn the tables and break her heart. Of course, the other option is to cut your ex's face, and then no one will want her."
The comment led to a number of domestic violence charities criticising Dyer's advice as 'thoughtless'. Sandra Horley CEO of national domestic violence charity Refuge condemned Dyer's views telling The Mail Online that; "Danny Dyer's irresponsible and tasteless comments do nothing but reinforce these horrific attitudes. Shame on him."
A statement released by Zoo Magazine stated: "As an immediate result of an ongoing internal inquiry following an indefensible comment published in this week's issue, Zoo has decided to bring the Danny Dyer column to an end."
The actor himself insisted yesterday that he was 'misquoted' and was 'devastated' over the comments and the reaction they had caused. He added: "This is not the advice I would give any member of the public. I do not condone violence against women."
Dyer, is currently working on a number of films due to be released in 2010, including starring alongside Sean Bean in Age of Heroes due for release in October 2010.
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