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Topic History of: SAVILE - BORED NOW
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JK2006 |
Three people came up to me whilst I was shopping this morning and said how shocking and dreadful the COVERAGE of the Savile situation had been... they seemed either unconcerned or interested in the truth or otherwise of the allegations but were all disgusted by the wall to wall sleaze.
I think our media may have misjudged Middle England. |
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FullFacts/WholeTruth |
Deja f**king Vu or what - FAT SIX-FIGURE FEES WAXIE MAXIE ?!
Ah, Happy Daze, only Lucky-13 years back - just the day before yesterday.
Friday 12 November 1999. (Since then only The Price has changed - just ADD A FEW ZEROS with FAR LESS JUSTICE !)
" Pop star Gary Glitter has been jailed for 4-months after admitting to a collection of 4,000 hardcore photographs of children being abused. The admission comes just hours after the rock idol was CLEARED of eight counts of sexually assaulting a teenage fan nearly 20 years ago. Further allegations of assault made in the NEWS OF THE WORLD were dismissed by a jury earlier. The singer had always denied four counts of indecently assaulting a girl in the early 1980s when she was under 16. He also denied four charges of serious sexual assault against the same girl, who is now 34 and married with children.
After the verdict the PRESS COMPLAINTS COMMISSION said it would investigate revelations that a newspaper PAIDpaid the woman who made the allegations. The court was told that the woman had taken £10,000 from the NEWS OF THE WORLD in exchange for her story and would receive £25,000 if the star was convicted. The judge had branded the pay-out " highly reprehensible ". He said: " It is not illegal but it is to be greatly deprecated." The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, has also called for a full report from the judge over the payments.
Gary Glitter, charged under his real name, Paul Gadd, smiled as the not guilty verdict was greeted by cheers in the public gallery. He turned to the jury, put his hands together and said,"Thank you".
The woman, Alison Brown, told the NEWS OF THE WORLD that she had met the artist aged 14 when he invited her on stage and she sang a song with him. She claimed that the friendship, which was encouraged by her parents, developed into a sexual relationship. She further told the court that she went to the NEWS OF THE WORLD in 1993 to " get him to leave me alone ". She received £10,000 for revealing that he was " bald and a wig-wearer ". She then approached the newspaper again after hearing of his arrest for downloading. "
Power To THE PEOPLES' WEB, Above Which NO ONE Stands. |
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Jimmy Savile allegations: Esther Rantzen's response defies belief
www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/95...e-defies-belief.html |
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Hedda |
my feeling is that the vast general public really aren't as interested as the tabloids think they are. |
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Derry |
It's quite amazing how fast the interest in Jimmy Savile has waned. I think there's a big "bad taste in the mouth" reaction from the punters.
Freddie Starr may try to sue The Sun but legal eagles say as it happens - Glitter has a far better case. Trying to become rehabilitated; rumours without proof carried; the papers could pay out millions. |
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