It's wise to be careful with the 'no smoke without fire' thing.
A former neighbour was maliciously accused of molesting a baby. He lost his home, his job, everything (because he couldn't work, with all the stress). All because he was a single bloke who was a bit annoying when he was drunk and people wanted him to leave a party and he wouldn't. He was beaten up, bricks put through his window, had to move out of the street, etc., etc.. In the end, witnesses came forward and it became patently clear he couldn't have done it. Lies were told about him. My mum did a bit housekeeping for him and got death threats because she defended him. It was spread around (by the family) that the police had taken a laptop full of indecent images from his property, when the truth was he didn't know how to use a computer (my mum did his e-mails and such). The police told us that was patently untrue. Turned out the baby's mother was a paranoid schizophrenic and pathological liar and the family had moved from a previous address due to a similar situation. Too late for our former neighbour. He went into a downward spiral of drinking and eventually killed himself. There were still people who said 'No smoke without fire' even though he was completely exonerated, because he was a bit of an oddball, but 'oddball' does not automatically equate with 'pweirdo'.
On a different tack, I'd be disappointed if there was any truth in the Paul Gambaccini stuff because I've met him (1992) and he was utterly delightful.
I can't make out a single word! That video needs subtitles.
She sings in that horrible, slurring, lisping, affected way that several young female singers seem to have adopted. Nails on a chalkboard to me, sorry. Hate that particular sound. Very much.
