John Cleese is slammed for bizarre Twitter rant against 'half-educated tenement Scots'

John Cleese has caused outrage after launching a foul-mouthed tirade against Scottish people on Twitter.

The Monty Python star, 76, was enraged by a column Scottish journalist Fraser Nelson had written in The Telegraph newspaper and turned to social media to vent his anger.

While commenting on the column he wrote: 'Why do we let half-educated tenement Scots run our English press? Because their craving for social status makes them obedient retainers?'

When he was slammed by fellow tweeters for making the offensive observation, he defended his comments.

The comedian remarked: 'It's not casual racism, it's considered culturalism.'

However, fans were less than impressed with the much-admired comic actor's opinions and many expressed their anger and disappointment.

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A tenement is a very basic form of apartment which has housed a lot of Scots over the years.  Families living in tenements usually shared some facilities.  "Tenement" does not refer to race but it does refer to a culture of poverty