It's a farce.
As a major celebrity his voice has weiht and he should be fully entitled to have an opinion on what is going on in the country.
I read as well that there was a signed letter to the BBC from about 30 government officials complaining about his tweets and looking for a retraction and an apology.
Whether that is true or not there was obvious government pressure on the BBC to take action and its a bad look for them by bowing down to them and trying to silence their employees. I'm delighted to see the support for him just on the basis of free speech alone.
There's a lot to say about this - certainly the BBC are coming out badly, but I'm also trying to stay focused on Braverman and her policy... that's the real target, it's appalling. She is an appalling human being.