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He was her last 'serious' boyfriend (let's be honest, the guy she was with when she died couldn't give a toss about her when he was with her, and certainly doesn't give a toss anymore). He was her fiancé at one point, and it seemed like they had an extremely intense (read: toxic) relationship. Andrew was an arsehole during that relationship it seemed, from the press back then. I seem to remember him going on celebs go dating, when they were still together? I think she quickly dumped him after that.

I don't think he's having a breakdown. Give the guy a break. His blog is laborious and full of over-detailed minutiae. It gives way too much personal information and it's erratic. It's indiscrete and so, I'm sure, not welcomed by anyone who was close to her. He's also got rose tinted glasses on re her, when their relationship was quite obviously toxic. He shouldn't have written it; but it's probably well intentioned.

Let's have some empathy for him. He's still obviously angry and looking for an outlet to express that anger, his residual feelings for Caroline and his own regrets. I would imagine talking about her in a public post is now his only outlet to remember her and grieve her, and it's now probably the only connection he has to her (I have no doubt none of her friends or family talk with him, given their split was acrimonious). I don't think he has any other outlet, other that to write publicly. Let's just see it for what it is... a misplaced expression of grief; I hope it was cathartic for him.

I don't know precisely what allegations he is making against Dan Wootton. It's not clear. I really think his blog was an expression of grief, and the anger at Dan was just a route into that expression of grief. I have no doubt Caroline didn't like Dan, and I have no doubt that Dan is a narcissistic arsehole - selfish and entitled by definition, accompanied by disgusting and hurtful behaviour that is the antithesis of narcissistic behaviour.

From tonight's Popbitch

LByrne74 said:

I thought his voice was quite shaky tbh.

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He probably had a few practice sessions to try and come across as a victim, it was so fake and laughable imo.

Ha Ha Ha

Wooton was probably feeling smug that he'd avoided any reprimands from GB News over the recent creepy revelations. And now this got him instead. Bet he's fumin' at Laurence. Two absolute wallopers.

SaLou said:

He shared a few tweets of support a while back from Toby Young, Sarah Vine, Allison Pearson and Laurence Fox

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You know you're fucked when only a small cavalcade of cunts support you.

SpellingBea said:

omg stop does he actually say that, i'm a very fleeting viewer (switch it on when i want a laugh) so haven't seen him say this but oh my GODDDDD

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He sure does

I see twitter have added a note next to his apology and royally fucked up his name

Dan Wooton seems like a prick but Andrew Brady seems pretty unwell at this point... nothing would surprise me though but at the same time he can’t go around blaming them all as Caroline played the game and knew what she was doing calling journos. Lots of celebs go around completely privately... Cheryl Cole for example.

Martin Branning is trending which is fucking delicious. It’s open season cos Martin Branning can’t sue.

buttheyneverblindme8 said:

I don't even care if this is true - although I have no tea whatsoever, I've waited years for this odious cunt to get what he deserves.

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When this psycho gets his due it'll be the mother of all mental breakdowns. Hopefully he'll throw everyone else under the bus at the same time, he seems like a sneaky little bastard who would keep all the receipts.

Presumably this is the big article that people have been talking about? Never heard of the site / blog before


Too tired to read it, fed it into AI to summarise:

• GB News presenter and MailOnline columnist Dan Wootton has been exposed in a cash-for-sexual images catfishing scandal.
• Wootton used fake online identities, particularly as a fictitious showbusiness agent called "Martin Branning," to trick and bribe numerous men into revealing compromising sexual material.
• The targets of Wootton's scheme included journalistic colleagues, friends, and members of the public, many of whom were heterosexual men.
• The activities occurred between June 2008 and 2018, with Wootton offering sums of up to £30,000 "tax free" to his victims.
• At least five co-conspirators and a dozen victims have been identified, but the actual number of victims is believed to be much higher.
• Criminal complaints were made by two victims to Scotland Yard, and the police have been aware of the activities of "Martin Branning" since 2019.
• Byline Times handed over a 28-page dossier of evidence to the Metropolitan Police on June 20, 2023.
• Wootton denies all allegations of criminality but has not provided an on-the-record response.
• The scandal has caused a significant uproar on social media, with Wootton trending on Twitter for several days.
• GB News continued to heavily promote Wootton's program despite being informed of the allegations against him.
• Wootton has been on leave in New Zealand visiting his family, and his broadcasting return is scheduled for 9 pm tonight.
• Wootton's former partner, Alex Truby, accused him of gaining unauthorized access to social media accounts and stalking.
• Truby discovered a padlocked holdall with an external hard drive containing a secretly-filmed video of an employee of The Sun engaged in sexual activity.
• Mr. Truby confronted Wootton about the contents of the holdall, and Wootton admitted to being the creator and controller of the pseudonym "Martin Branning."
• Byline Times has approached GB News, MailOnline, and the Metropolitan Police for comment, with no response provided at the time of publication.

I am so sorry Eamon Holmes is stuck working for this channel because of Schofield. He’s of a much higher caliber.

Dan Wooton finally being taken down because of Laurence Fox is just such sweet comeuppance. Two total deluded idiots!

margaretta said:

I reckon they were looking for the slightest excuse.

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I have heard through the grapevine he has a very iron clad contract. The fact he did this on air on their channel (not to mention that it has gathered mainstream news coverage) has gave them a great excuse to get rid.

Interestingly I have also heard that at GBN the controversy, chaos and drama is 10 times worse behind the scenes. A friend once told me “ they should be filming the office and newsroom not the studio”.

It's those horrible sneering flared nostrils of his. I know it's not his fault that they're flared, but it gives me another reason to call him a cunt.

RJF 2.0 said:

They’ll swallow any old conspiracy that flies their way so it’s no wonder that many of them fully believe that the “deep state” are trying to take down a TV host on a satellite channel with 100k viewers on a good evening. A fool and his money are easily parted.

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Honestly, the disconnect is astounding. He still writes for one of the most read news sites in the world and has the recent former UK prime minister as his colleague.

He forged his career with a paper that effectively decides who the UK's next prime minister will be.

He's apparently the journo William and Kate feed stories through.

Currently works for a channel the government is so okay with, that ministers are risking breaking ministerial code to appear on it (Rees-Mogg).

He's a tool of the establishment. One of their own. there's no logical reason for them to go after him.

SkippyDoo said:

the press don’t have more than “Wootton is a tool on the wrong side of social media’s favourite political spectrum.”

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I don't think they have any more at the moment, probably some stories or tips from 3 years ago. The stuff from an ex is hardly a reliable source, but will be interesting if they hook some more info. Dan must be really worried who will come forward.

The poster on another site who is 99% sure he was catfished by DW has updated to say he's been contacted by the investigative journalist who's apparently putting something together.

Hold my beans said:

The whole thing gives me a headache. Eamonn's PS interview was brilliant though

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And Kim Woodburn "that little bitch" lol

Private Eye have alluded to Dan for years either directly and indirectly about his willingness to out gay celebs whether they want to come out publicly or not. He worked for the S*n for years and must know where the bodies are in terms of all the hacking and Rebecca Brooke’s period.