BBC Presenter Scandal #3

[PiefaceG]

1. The sun has evidence to substantiate the claims
2. The BBC were given evidence that was serious enough to suspend HE
3. The victim's lawyers are high powered and multinational

Most fitting conclusion is that the victim WAS 17 when it happened, but he doesn't see himself as a victim and wanted the money.

Clearly (as per the Sun's evidence) if the victim was blackmailing HE for cash, he's money motivated, not "justice" motivated so he'd definitely take a payout in exchange for keeping his mouth shut.

Also, if the victim's income stream is OF/sex work, being discreet will keep clients.

His mum is likely justice motivated (reported that she didn't take any money for the story) so maybe she's at her wits end and wanted to see HE suffer consequences. Didn't involve the police because her son was involved in blackmailing him which is illegal. Just wanted to get him fired.

 

[Meangirl815]

I would love to be a fly on the wall in the sun newsroom right now.
I feel like what a time to be alive has been overused since 2020....but what a time to be alive

 

[InkHeart]

This is an absolute ride, I can't remember another story of this magnitude with this many twists at this pace.

 

[suseh97]

They’re used to it! They lie about everything!

They are hypocrites. Used to have 16/17 year old page 3 girls.

 

[lachimolala]

61 year old man and an 18 year old. Grim. Also, what about the fact he’s married?

 

[buttheyneverblindme8]

If Huw appears on the 10pm news tonight, it will be the biggest plot twist I've seen today.

But on a serious note though - if its proven that all this is BS, I hope he's doing OK. He's had a lot of issues regarding depression in his life.

 

[stardust21]

Are you a parent? Putting this situation to one side, I would do whatever it took to prevent my child from dying, even if they were 20 or older. Sometimes as parents we make mistakes but most of us do what we think is for the best at the time. I would rather lose my child by them never speaking to me again than by dying of an overdose.

I am very very proud to say I am not narcissistic enough that I would ever sell my child to the vultures that are the gutter press against their express permission. No matter what.

These parents have just fucked up their child far more than any drugs could with the lack of trust that this would have caused. It’s disgusting.

 

[ladygutters]

My initial thoughts are young person needs money, they don’t want to burn any bridges or have any potential blackmail brought up so probably wiser in the long term to just keep their gob shut. Mom is desperately trying to control the addiction and failing.

 

[Limey]

If The Sun have got the evidence, they need to go with it - nuclear option.

 

[rocket1234]

Presumably the sun has given the evidence it had that this is what happened to the police?

I keep thinking…. So the sun have enough evidence to print the story and potentially ruin someone’s life but the police don’t have enough to open an investigation??
Doesn’t add up.

 

[Giggling Squid]

Well after the rollercoaster that has been the last few days, my contender for the biggest revelation:

If you drag the screen down on your phone on tattle, it refreshes. Mind blown.

 

[GiftedNotFree]

In this time of great difficulty, I would like to pay tribute to Clive Myrie.

Steadfast, trustworthy, Clive. Bet his DMs are full of sweet missives to his lovely wife about his adoration for her.
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Quoting the above from the last thread. I realise it’s said a bit in jest but it’s really true. I really like Clive and think he does a great job. I wish he presented more stuff!

 

[ABiggerBoat]

The more you think about this, the more it makes sense that it’s getting swept under the rug.

This is a man that has been involved in one of the biggest events in decades (queens death) and I also assume that he is probably close-ish to the royal family. They don’t want this coming out.

For what it’s worth, I don’t believe HE is a paedophile. I don’t even believe that he’s done anything illegal. I do believe he’s been incredibly stupid however and his actions have caused lots of other male presenters to come under scrutiny. I do think some responsibility needs to be taken for that.

I also don’t believe they’ve paid anyone off. I think his young person has never wanted this to come out. The mother has seen her child turn to drugs and looking for someone to blame.

 

[Ramsay1985]

That being said, The Sun must have been provided with sufficient evidence to run this story

You hold The Sun in much higher regard than most of the British public.

 

[emmer_moans]

I'm convinced the kid is scared and trying to deny. Especially if they are addicted, they may be panicking about the money stopping.

 

[Skinny]

The sun will have receipts

 

[DM Me Hun]

Buckle up fellow Tattlers, if we thought last night was weird I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet

 

[Merpedy]

Where does a young crack addict get money for a lawyer…perhaps someone else is funding it…

I think lawyers may be keen to jump on this pro bono or at discounted rates because it’s a high profile situation

 

[VielleFemme]

No, no I don't.

Grim. I remember meeting a lot of men with that same attitude when I was very young myself.

Now my daughter's nearly that age, I see quite how disgusting it is.

 

[Limey]

Young person has 'high profile lawyers - multinational' - PAY OFF.