thegossboss92
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10000000% this. Even if he were to sue the Sun and “clear“ his name over those (presumably) false allegations, they totally stick. He’s being called a p**o everyday on Twitter. Try living with that.
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No, unlikely. Nothing will have been filed anywhere (yet).
Most likely scenario is some people definitely know where HE is -or- a random on the street spotted him. Either way, someone's taken photos of him walking out of the grounds of his treatment centre or hospital (could be anywhere in the world by the way). Whoever has the photos has approached the mainstream media sites - the Sun the Daily Mail etc, trying to sell the photos. As the mainstream media can no longer afford to mess around they would have needed to see proof before they put an offer in. They know full well that they cannot publish a photo of HE coming out of a medical building (it's the one area where even though standing on a public street, it would comprise harassment and breach of privacy).
Since its *big news* and the newspaper would definitely want to buy and publish those images, they would first contact his PR company or lawyers for comment - in terms of 'we have photos of your client on a public footpath in Roehampton, can you confirm that he has now finished treatment and is no longer under medical care and would he like to give comment on this story?' Solicitor would rightly point out, 'actually that is our client walking on the footpath immediately adjacent the priory treatment centre where he is receiving treatment and is still under doctors orders, if you publish these images you will be in breach of x, y, z legislation and we will not hesitate to take legal action'. Then the newspaper may still buy the images from the photographer -or- may decline to purchase them but they definitely won't use them.
Problem for HE and his solicitors with this scenario is - the photographer can tell anyone he likes, in terms of verbal gossip, he can even show the photos to others as long as he doesn't publish to the public. So, he knows where HE is. His friends and contacts know. The newspapers staff and any photo agencies he approached also know.
It will be a matter of minutes before there's stories leaked IMO.
Gym&Tonic
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It’s remarkably peachy and pert for a man in his sixties. Unless he superimposed someone else’s buttocks onto his photo but I can’t see that. Schofield’s on the other hand is down by his ankles somehwere.To be fair to him, he has a fine bum…not only for his age but for any age really
It’s not really nuts at all. And when you actually think about it, it was perfectly logical for Huw to assume he was untouchable. Because so many men have done far worse and been untouchable. Huw had every reasonable ground to believe he’d be fine, and his private life would remain private.
It was entitlement and arrogance. Many, many white men of the establishment have been protected by the establishment. And no one really gets more classic establishment than Huw Edwards: solidly upper middle class, a degree from a Russell group Uni and a PHD… white and male. He is the generic prototype of authority in the U.K.: a slightly older, white man in a suit.
it wasn’t self sabotage, because he never thought he’d be outted or that those photos would ever be released to the public. He enjoys a lot of goodwill and favour among BBC colleagues (look at how many jumped to his defence before knowing any real details), and among the British public.
he is a powerhouse in the world of journalism. He leads the number one news slot, on the most favoured and generally well regarded news channel in the U.K. and in the world.
he thought he was untouchable. That’s the only real explanation for this behaviour. And I’m not saying that as a personal attack on Huw himself. Because patriarchy kinda conditions men to become entitled. They know that no matter what they do, because of the patriarchal world we live in, they will always enjoy the benefit of the doubt.
Huw could be the kindest, sweetest man but when you’re constantly feted and awarded by your entire industry and are at the top of your game… you must surely realise that most of these people would rather believe you than an unknown. That they will rally around you (especially if you’re able to throw them a professional bone), rather than some unknown.
it’s possibly to be pleasant and nice and intelligent but also be a little bit entitled and arrogant. Arrogance isn’t always telling yourself you’re the best in the room. Sometimes it manifests a lot more quietly.
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probably one of the most damaging logical reasonings though?
“it can’t be true because it’s so unbelievable”
I mean, he thought it would remain private because it largely did. For years. So… in this universe it remained private.
ItsDatCuw
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Spot on! A lot of people seem to have misunderstood her statement, thinking that she used “mental health” as an excuse for his behaviour and not recognizing that it was actually just an explanation for why he wasn’t making the statement himself at that time. I mean it might have planted that idea in people’s minds but she never actually said it or even referred to his alleged behaviour.Yeah, I think that article is a leetle bit over the top when it comes to describing Huw and Vicky’s situation:
His wife, Vicky Flind, who one could argue is one of the only people whose business her husband's alleged behaviour actually is, defended him vociferously.
"In one short and sharp but human and balanced statement, she underlined his struggles with mental health, reminded the world that it was no one's business, and demanded privacy for him and her family. It worked. Celebrities and colleagues jumped to his defence, setting Twitter ablaze with statements of support and solidarity.
"Had Flind not come to Edwards' defence in a calm, collected but precise way, Edwards' career would be in tatters. Hers was a crisis communications masterclass that defanged social media and The Sun, allowed the BBC to react in a balanced way and paved the way for others to come out and defend him.
1. she didn’t defend him at all, let alone ‘vociferously’.
2. I haven’t seen a lot friends and colleagues jumping to his defense either. Definitely Jon Sopel and maybe Piers Morgan saying he was a “stand up guy”. Who else? Nor was Twitter really ablaze with support, more with shock.
3. The “crisis communication masterclass” was probably by Andy Coulson but very kindly Vicky put her name to it. She did do Huw a solid there.
4. So far his career is in tatters and we’ll have to see if it can be untattered
There were also a lot of people who actually said that she threw Huw under the bus by naming him, which is bizarre really. It was obviously very carefully planned damage control.
Twitter was definitely more ablaze with his arse than it was with support
I would pay good money to be in his group therapy sessions!
I wonder how many times he's tried to run away and then remembered what the alternative is... halfway up the gravel driveway he remembers the tabloid press and turns back around in a state of despair
Whiffy McBiffy
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I think this is how we can be almost certain that this wasn't Huwie Boy's first rodeo. It would be even weirder if it was, wouldn't it? A sixty year old wakes up one day, man loses his mind, and starts trying to boff boys young enough to be his grandsonI'm 40 and I can't think of anything less interesting than texting with a 17-year-old (and I'm sure the reverse is just as true). Creepy old p-er-v.
thegossboss92
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My new theory is that ItsDatCuw was really Huw all along and now Andy has told him to stop posting on Tattle
MarshMallowMonster
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We should all share our face pics from when we first saw Schofe’s saggy arse!
ItsDatCuw
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What the hell is this! It’s like a crappy MySpace profileOmg, seeing that article from 2005 made me google ‘huw edwards 2005’ and this came up. It’s delightfully awkward
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thegossboss92
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I feel like he'd need to do a Piers Morgan (i.e. move abroad) if he wants to still do serious journalism. He won't get a job in the UK doing that imho. Plus, he's literally now said that he can't work on medical advice so how can he work in a similar job for another network here?
it’s also a little uncomfortable that he was in essence leading a double life. Ok so his wife knew… but it looks as if this was going on for years.
probably a lesser issue but I guess if you’re in a position of influence/responsibility - leading that double life could potentially open you up to blackmail? I feel as a public figure in that capacity… as a respected news reporter… you need to have integrity and to be reasonably open about your life?
It’s definitely a really tricky tightrope of what is OK and what isn’t.
I have a lot of sympathy for Huw but … he’s been living a lie on a couple of different levels.
his behaviour has been totally and utterly in contempt of the Canons of Journalism. A code of ethics Huw will be VERY aware of and has shown total disregard towards.
a sad end to an enviable career and for what? I can only presume his arrogance in his position made him feel like he could disregard those ethics. I’m so disappointed in him. I really hope the young man he was in contact with is ok.
thegossboss92
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Oh my god, they didn’t!!
ItsDatCuw
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If it was only a case of him breaking lockdown and sending ‘inappropriate texts’ (from what we’ve been told, he complimented someone’s dress, and added ‘xx’ to the end of some casual messages?), then I don’t think he would have been let go from the BBC at all. Disciplined maybe but not sacked. People will likely disagree but I can’t help but feel that there’s a lowkey sense of homophobia about all this, and that the “BBC inquiry” was just a formality to gloss over this fact. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Huw will eventually take legal action against the BBC.For anyone that is interested the lad and the parents are still estrangedit’s sad they gained nothing only to ruin a man’s career.
Don’t come at me that HE bought it on himself he didn’t break the law. The parent’s should have kept it ‘in house’
stardust21
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Well I for one am shocked that selling a story on your child to the Sun, the Sun then manipulating it to call someone a weirdo, and then the parents not backing down or stopping it when they could would have done has made the Son not want to speak to them. This is a totally unexpected outcome… /S
This was the bit of the story I never understood. They said they were doing it for him, yet this was obviously going to majorly back fire.