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Howard Donald

Documented profile covering 4 controversies, including “Removed from Pride event after liking anti-LGBTQ+ posts” and “Investment in Icebreaker tax avoidance scheme”.

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Profile No. 0710 · Updated on 12 October 2026

4Documented controversies

7Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

2023

Removed from Pride event after liking anti-LGBTQ+ posts

No legal proceedings

Donald acknowledged having liked posts derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community and was removed from a Nottingham Pride event.

State of the evidence: Admitted by the person
Legal status — source text: No legal proceedings
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
The GuardianTake That’s Howard Donald dropped from Pride event for liking anti-LGBTQ+ tweetsMediaHigh reliability
[2]
ITV NewsTake That member dropped from Pride event over Twitter likesMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 5 September 2026

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2012–2016

Investment in Icebreaker tax avoidance scheme

Civil / administrative proceedings

Donald, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen had invested in the Icebreaker partnerships; a tax tribunal found that the scheme had been designed for tax avoidance.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
ITV NewsTake That stars 'face multi-million pound tax bill'MediaHigh reliability
[2]
The GuardianPayback for good: Take That and the other penitent tax avoidersMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 5 September 2026

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2010

Superinjunction against former partner Adakini Ntuli

Civil / administrative proceedings

Donald obtained a superinjunction to prevent publication of intimate details of his relationship with Adakini Ntuli.

Attribution: Protagonist is the complainant

Sources · 2

[1]
The GuardianCourt lifts Howard Donald superinjunctionMediaHigh reliability
[2]
CaseNodeNtuli v Donald [2010] EWCA Civ 1276Court recordHigh reliability

Last verified: 5 September 2026

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2007

Statement supporting legalisation of cannabis

No legal proceedings

Donald stated that cannabis should be legalised and that a society with more people stoned than drunk would, in his view, experience less violence.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: No legal proceedings
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
El PaísSi la gente fumara porros en vez de beber alcohol habría menos violenciaMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 5 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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List of documented links (1)

Gary Barlow2 documented references
- Investment in Icebreaker tax avoidance scheme Source ↗
- Révélation de ses investissements dans les partenariats Icebreaker Source ↗

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