Not sure how much I believe this latest development. It kind of has echoes of the Phil Schofield and MM saga. Phil claimed during the BBC interview that he and the young runner he groomed were still on speaking terms but we’ve heard from sources close to the runner that ITV have told blatant lies about how they handled their poor excuse of an investigation. Many believe MM is still under Phil’s spell or is being paid off. I think the same could apply here. The young man is a crack addict therefore vulnerable so everything he says needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. I think it’s irresponsible of news networks to report this as absolute fact like I’ve just witnessed the odious Charlene White on ITV News do.
Obviously, we don’t know the circumstances of the relationship between the boy and the mother but why out of all the people she could’ve accused of praying on her son, would she accuse Huw Edwards? Surely it would’ve been more convincing to falsely accuse someone like Schofield, who has already been in the headlines for abusing his position to get a leg over young men. I think if she was a crack addict like her son, then surely The Sun wouldn’t have even entertained her version of events. It also highly likely wouldn’t have prompted a formal investigation into the claims, if they believed she was an unreliable source. I do think there’s at least a degree of truth in her claims. Possibly, Huw/the accused has indeed been subscribed to her son’s OF account but possibly never had any personal contact with the young man,
That being said, The Sun must have been provided with sufficient evidence to run this story so they really need to call the Beeb’s bluff and publish it, otherwise their reputation is about to taken an even bigger nosedive and their personal vendetta against the BBC will look more obvious and desperate than ever.
I do wonder what’s going to happen to Huw now? If it isn’t true, will he just come back presenting as if nothing happened knowing the internet has seen his arse on full display? He strikes me as someone who’d have far more self-respect and dignity than Schofield (arse-flashing aside) so I’d still expect him not to be back presenting the news for a long while, until all of this blows over. That being said, it’s clear that the presenter isn’t going to be officially named as there’s currently no police investigation so if he does leave the BBC it’s going to make it so obvious isn’t it. The BBC however are answerable to the public, which links to the question of how are we supposed to take Huw him seriously as a newreader and journalist when his alleged nudes have been leaked across the internet? Surely the BBC would have to listen to the public’s concerns as opposed to brushing them under the carpet like This Morning did with Schofield.
Overall, I do think the BBC have handled this situation a whole lot better than ITV handled the sorry Schofield mess
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