BBC Presenter Scandal #3

[Jwren]

I feel like this person's mother was after money. Sorry to say it but that's how it reads to me.

Not sure how it reads like that when the mother said she wanted the money to stop after more money went into her son’s account. It also clearly stated she didn’t want any payment for her story. Surely if it was about money she’d have allowed the payments to continue.

 

[InkHeart]

I would imagine the relationship between the child/ young adult victim and their parents is destroyed, they probably didn’t realise the police would become involved. Why did they think an employer could stop an employee giving money out, or be in control of the investigation which is what it looks like they wanted. HR is much more complicated than just sack someone.

I think they might have seen the Schofield scandal and misunderstood what he was fired for? They may have thought he was fired because it's shameful that he was carrying on with a teenager and lying to the public. But in fact that case is different because it was going on in the workplace and bosses were turning a blind eye to the welfare of the young employee, while Phil used his power to make or break the lad's career. The mum may think this is a Schofield situation, but in HR terms it's not.

 

[buttheyneverblindme8]

So the Mum is either lying (which is sick as fuck), or the victim has been paid off. Does make you wonder why HE deleted his Insta though. Literally all he had to do was say it wasn't him.

I'm leaning towards pay off, solely because how can the victim afford big gun, top of the top lawyers?

 

[DanDanTheIceCreamMan]

Fiona have a rather heavy sigh at the end of that segment.

 

[kev1974]

going for the Schofield defence - "unwise but not illegal"

 

[Trafalgar]

Well that was a plot twist we weren't expecting!

 

[Strawberry Tart]

Nah, the kid's been paid off by HE. BBC reporter pretty much saying he had very expensive lawyers.

Exactly -where has the young person got the money to pay a top notch lawyer. Also why isn’t HE not shouting from the rooftops he did nothing wrong. Murky or what.

 

[ImNotJeremyVine]

I'm going to put my money on this one, tbh. I think Mum doesn't approve of him or her doing online (and/or in person SW), +/- other "lifestyle" things and he or she has gone no contact. Mum has subsequently gone for the nuclear option with not all the facts completely available to her.

Son or daughter has no moral or other qualms about what they're doing, is perfectly happy with their lifestyle and doesn't want to be dragged into all of this.

At least, I do hope that's the case because if not she's given a false affidavit, and since The Sun could still be in trouble here, I don't think that's going to go well for her.

Mum's never smelled weed before and instantly assumed the pungent aroma must be crack.
The son is just a completely average 20 year old making a killing flashing his nob to middle aged men on OnlyFarts.

 

[Redgirl81]

It’s the silence for me.. surely if HE was innocent and it’s all ‘rubbish’ he would of made a statement through lawyers? All his co-workers are getting branded all kinds of names and accused and he stays quiet?

Phoning the young person twice and asking him to tell his mum to drop it doesn’t look good.

If the BBC handled this properly in May when it was first reported then maybe it wouldn’t of been made so public.
Obv they haven’t learned anything after Saville and I wouldn’t put it past them to cover other stuff up.

 

[givepeasachance]

GN keeps being mentioned, please don't tell me we're taking another ride on the Tattle roller coaster. I honestly think I'd need hospital treatment

 

[givepeasachance]

This thread is batshit crazy!

 

[ilovethedoos]

The Insta account being deleted and no denials is deafening

 

[LadyWeatherwax]

Dear oh dear.

I knew it was all very dodgy, but even I wasn't expecting this. I'm not entirely sure that The Sun are totally in the clear here if it's true that they were messaged by the person concerned before running the story to say it wasn't true.

I'm not sure that they'd be able to wave an affidavit around and say "but she pinkie promised".

Yikes. We're going to need a bigger popcorn, folks.

 

[Boring Monday]

Who's playing Huw's arse???

Samantha Janus’ brother, Hugh.

 

[PastorBake]

The wording of the lawyers statement is really interesting

"For the avoidance of doubt, nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place between our client and the BBC personality...."

Giving money to an over 18 year old in return for pictures would not be unlawful, and you could argue is also not inappropriate.

 

[InkHeart]

Its been reported she declined any money she just wanted this person to stop funding her kids drug habit and to stop taking advantage of her kid

Honestly, I'm not being nasty, but I think she's just not very bright and she thought the BBC could stop him sending her son money, because she doesn't know how these things work? We can speculate on her motives in going to the BBC then the press, but I think the most straightforward explanation is just that she's not bright and she thought the BBC could stop HE, so when they didn't, she felt like she'd been wronged.

If this whole story is true, I definitely feel sorry for her. Loving an addict is horrible. I'm just saying that I think her actions seem odd because she misunderstood what her actions would cause to happen.

 

[rocket1234]

So after watching that I’m even more set on the mother being the drug addict and trying to blackmail the bbc on the back of Philip.
HE has children roughly that young persons age and I think that’s where the connection has come from between the children.
im gonna say the mother is jealous of her child who she probably has no relationship with no doubt.
HE has probably been good to the young person through the years with them being friends with his child.
I don’t think a high end lawyer would take on someone knowing they were being paid off. I’d imagine they done their home work. If HE is paying I’d imagine they have evidence that it was an innocent interaction however that may be.
and obviously if the young person has stood by it being lies and probably has evidence against his mother lying then why shouldn’t HE pay for his lawyers. If he’s helped him sonce he was 17 then why stop now? If it’s completely innocent.

 

[pommobear]

If the Sun has evidence then it needs to stick its money where its mouth is and release it.

 

[ImNotJeremyVine]

The Insta account being deleted and no denials is deafening

Insta deletion could easily be Huw being proactive and protecting his aged Mother's identity from all the fucking crazies.

 

[DanDanTheIceCreamMan]

Three and a half days of my life on this and all we get is… nothing to see here.

I sighed with Fiona.

The mildly amusing thing about watching them discuss it on the beeb, is that every single person in that room knows who they're talking about.