Michael Barrymore

There has been fury on social media on the hottest day of the year over jokes about people cooling off by swimming in entertainer Michael Barrymore.

Lynnie B tweeted: "Do any of the dozens of people who have repeated the sick Michael Barrymore 'joke' have ANY brain cells at all? Alex Sievewright took matters into his own hands: "Just blocked so many accounts for all making the same tasteless and unfunny Michael Barrymore joke... Teresa Cooper tweeted: "People have again stooped to an all time low on Twitter. Those joking about Michael Barrymore's pool party and mocking the terrible death of a young man have absolutely no respect at all. Jarvalho tweeted: "Not sure what's worse. In 2001 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock’s body was found by the side of Michael Barrymore’s swimming pool. The Justice4stuart page tweeted: "The amount of ‘jokes’ about Michael Barrymore today.