Scott Mills #2

[i'm.just.highly.selective]

Well, an article written by his PR would say that, wouldn't it? It conveniently doesn't mention his statement. Who represents Rylan, Zoe, Vine etc. - is it the same agency as him? We know that celebs aren't personally doing everything on their social media.

If he was innocent of multiple, serious sexual assaults against a child, he could have cleared himself very easily (in the court of public opinion, at least) by putting the words "I didn't do it" in his own statement.

But he didn't.

If any part of the allegations were incorrect, his lawyers would have approved him saying that they were untrue or false.

But he didn't.

The police stated multiple offences, yet he minimises it to one. He didn't say that there's no evidence - he confirmed that there is evidence! He didn't put a single word of denial in his entire statement.

Friends supporting him is irrelevant. People who commit sexual offences against children will deny and lie to everyone about it. And most people don't like to think the worst of others.

I sympathise with fans who feel deceived, but when someone tells you who they are, believe them.

Also, any talk of him suing the BBC is meaningless. Walliams sued and won over the leaked audio in his dismissal - is there anyone on Tattle who doesn't still think that he's a wrong'un?

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

Why are his friends and his fans acting like Scott is a victim? I'm genuinely confused.

He lost his career because of something that hasn't been proven and he has never been charged of arrested for.

It's a dangerous thing that a livelihood can be wrecked so easily.

Nobody else has come out of the woodwork.

 

[GrunkaLunka]

Nobody else has come out of the woodwork.

We wouldn't necessarily know if any other potential victims had come forward though, if that's what you mean. Describing them as coming "out of the woodwork" shows quite an unpleasant attitude towards victims of crime.
Likewise, we don't know for sure why he lost his career. It seems to have related to the allegations of serious sexual assault on a child under the age of 16, however the BBC haven't elaborated on this further than saying that this was in light of new information being brought to them.

 

[HotesTilaire]

Why are his friends and his fans acting like Scott is a victim? I'm genuinely confused.

Presumably because there was an allegation years ago which was investigated by police and there wasn’t the evidence to prosecute, which got him sacked, out of the blue, recently and he claims the BBC knew all about it for years.

There isn’t a specific crime, it’s one allegation, and since there isn’t any other info , nobody knows whether to cancel him and write him off or not yet, it’s still possible he hasn’t done anything wrong.

 

[Nelly's mum]

Why are his friends and his fans acting like Scott is a victim? I'm genuinely confused.

Exactly, you don't see people bemoaning the disappearance of Schofe and Huw Edwards - posters may have enjoyed SM's radio show but it appears he had a relationship with a child, he's as much as admitted it. He can stay dissappeared imo

 

[Tangerine Dream]

Why are his friends and his fans acting like Scott is a victim? I'm genuinely confused.

 

[IndominusRex]

Sam has posted an anniversary post. Comments so far from Rylan, Zoe, Sara and Katie Thistleton. There is clearly still a lot of love from friends and colleagues.

 

[Notworthy]

I don't think an employment tribunal really looks at whether someone has committed a crime, all they consider is whether due process was followed.

 

[Bread]

Regardless of Scott, Sam has been through hell in the last few months and it's nice to see his friends sticking by him. I suspect they know more than we do about the allegations but I also suspect the BBC did absolutely the right thing in sacking him. Both can be true.

 

[HotesTilaire]

I dont think he can say “I didn’t do it” in a statement because it’s probably a legal matter where he is advised not to comment. Plus it would set people off on what “it” was now there’s an admission there was “something”. So I don’t read anything in to that.

Apart from that I’m not going to condemn him -yet. Let’s see what comes out.

 

[Yel]

He was the highest paid by a fair bit before being sacked.

 

[Bread]

There doesn't have to be more than one victim affected for an offence to have been committed.

I don't have a problem saying I miss Scott's show. I do. It doesn't mean that I'm somehow condoning whatever it is he has done. I'm sure there are people who miss Scott and Holly on This Morning, or Huw's news reading. It doesn't mean you think they should still be in position!

 

[IndominusRex]

Becky for his old radio 1 show commented, as did Whispering Bob, judge rinder and Natalie Cassidy. Also Joel Corry who played at their wedding. Just seen that Sam Ryders girlfriend has too so sounds like lots of people are supporting them.

 

[Tofino]

I dont think someone initiating legal action means they actually have a strong case. Look at Rebekah Vardy. Some people have more money than sense. And plenty of average people take employers to tribunal and find the employer did act lawfully even if they didn’t agree.

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

Really surprised that Sara and Rylan commented, I know they were close beforehand but I assumed given they still work for R2 that they'd have been told to have no public association with Scott.

BBC stars Zoe Ball, Sara Cox and Rylan Clark show public support for Scott Mills' husband Sam Vaughan for the first time as he returns to social media two months after the DJ's sacking | Daily Mail Online

Not up to your boss who you're friends with. Lovely to see so much support. The pair of them will know now who their absolute best friends are, as some will have quietly disassociated themselves with Scott and Sam.

 

[Captainmouse]

Rylan last night was getting really emotional on The Assembly when asked about friends being cancelled. It's worth a watch back on ITV X so you can feel the words and emotion, but The Sun have wrote about it.

Emotional Rylan Clark hits out about close friends being 'cancelled' after Scott Mills sacked by BBC

The Assembly - Series 2 - Episode 6 - ITVX

Shame it isn’t easier to cancel people, too many scammers and abusers are allowed to carry on for far too long

 

[Bread]

Fond as I am of Rylan, he's on a sticky wicket with this one.

 

[cazellie]

Sam has posted an anniversary post. Comments so far from Rylan, Zoe, Sara and Katie Thistleton. There is clearly still a lot of love from friends and colleagues.

A lot of comments! Lots saying they miss him too. I miss his show

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

I actually do miss Huw reading the news in the sense that
-I liked it when I didn’t know he was pure evil
-he was convincingly affable to watch
-plus reminded me of an old welsh friend

That doesn’t mean I forgive him/minimise what he did/don’t care about his victims/think he is great. The thought of him makes me ill. But I did used to like him reading the news.

That's it. There is talk that people are excusing Scott because they liked his show. That isn't me. I am a big Wrestling fan and two weeks today is 21 years since Chris Benoit passed away. Anyone in to crime shows would find stuff on You Tube that would interest them about the case. He was found dead at home and WWE did a tribute show saying what a great guy he was. The day after it came out he had killed his wife and young son and then killed himself laying a bible beside each body as if to beg for forgiveness like he killed them out of his mind, came around, felt the guilt and ended his own life.

It came out his brain was of someone with dementia in their 80s. Hardly a surprise as his main move was a flying headbutt off the top rope. You drop your skull in to someones chest from a great height with force thousands of times over the decades of your career and your brain is going to be mangled. For this reason many fans forgive him, want him in the WWE hall of fame and still enjoy his matches as he was 5 star in the ring he could have a world class match with a sweeping brush he was that talented. But me I cannot separate the crime from the guy who was great at his craft. I haven't watched anything of him in the two decades since.

Some people will still watch Savile clips. Some will still listen to Gary Glitter songs. I just couldn't. If I thought Scott had done bad I wouldn't be sticking up for him. It's not like he will be reading this thread. Wait he might as celebs know all about here, so I reckon even if he hasn't viewed this thread someone close to him will have seen all our varying opinions

 

[2ofeach]

Really surprised that Sara and Rylan commented, I know they were close beforehand but I assumed given they still work for R2 that they'd have been told to have no public association with Scott.

Could R2 really insist upon who they can/cannot befriend?