Laurence Fox has stayed in the news mostly because of legal trouble and repeated controversies rather than a quiet return to acting. Recent reports say his libel claim over being called a racist was sent back for a retrial, while he still lost his appeal over calling two people paedophiles and had already been ordered to pay damages.

Quick scoop

In the last few years, Fox has been best known as a controversial political figure and former GB News presenter, not just an actor. He was also arrested in 2023 over an allegation linked to ULEZ camera damage, and GB News cut ties with him after his on-air comments about a female journalist sparked backlash.

What happened

  • He moved from acting into outspoken right-wing activism and founded the Reclaim Party.
  • He was arrested in 2023 on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras, then later released.
  • He lost a High Court libel case over social media posts in which he called two people paedophiles and was ordered to pay damages.
  • In 2025, a Court of Appeal ruling sent part of his own libel claim back for retrial, but did not undo his losses over the paedophile comments.

Current picture

So, the short version is: Laurence Fox has not disappeared; he has mainly been in the headlines for legal disputes, political activism, and public controversies. If you want, I can also give you a very short “then vs now” timeline of his career.