BBC presenter Huw Edwards suspended over paying for sexual pics.

[Bingoman]

Jeremy vine has now said this presenter should now come forward

 

[Tones]

BBC News has confirmed the 'threatening messages' came from the phone of the 'unnamed' presenter.

Isn't that the second allegation? I can't keep up!

 

[planetgeli]

I'm going even more with mind-numbingly stupid. The phone he used to send the 'threatening' messages when he was about to be blackmailed was the phone he had registered with the BBC.

Do people not watch Breaking Bad?

 

[Bingoman]

Isn't that the second allegation? I can't keep up!

Yep

 

[Tones]

You mean, like people whose twitter gets hacked by people saying deeply regrettable things?

No. I mean genuinely. What's to stop anyone going on a dating app or Only Fans or whatever and messaging someone claiming to be someone famous? I've never used either but I presume they don't check you are who you say you are? Or prevent you lying in messages?

 

[tim]

Support for our plucky beleaguered broadcaster from an unexpected direction




Nice to see members of the craft sticking together!

 

[cupid_stunt]

The whole situation is beyond ridiculous now, considering the BBC's statement today has basically confirmed who it is.

You don't need social media rumors to work it out, you just need to connect two pieces of information put out by the BBC themselves, and bingo.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Support for our plucky beleaguered broadcaster from an unexpected direction




Nice to see members of the craft sticking together!

Well, he has personal insight into the subject of allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour by a broadcaster

 

[Dystopiary]

Jeremy vine has now said this presenter should now come forward

It isn't up to Jeremy Vine.

 

[Sue]

The whole situation is beyond ridiculous now, considering the BBC's statement today has basically confirmed who it is.

You don't need social media rumors to work it out, you just need to connect two pieces of information put out by the BBC themselves, and bingo.

 

[editor]

They took if off the dating app, we know not why, perhaps just young and naïve, perhaps he hadn't been honest with his profile, especially his age, which is hardy uncommon!

Point of reference: they would have both had to specify the age range they were looking for though, and their interests, otherwise they would never have matched.

 

[purenarcotic]

Being put under undue pressure to meet, and getting a load of shit for saying no / not yet is really common for online dating; I’ve had it a few times. It doesn’t bother me but I can definitely see that if I was in my late teens or early 20s I think I could feel intimidated etc. It could just be someone cashing in on the drama of course, but we don’t know the content of the messages so to just go ‘but this is normal for online dating’ seems pretty absurd to me.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Point of reference: they would have both had to specify the age range they were looking for though, and their interests, otherwise they would never have matched.

Point of reference: some people lie about their age on dating profiles.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Point of reference: they would have both had to specify the age range they were looking for though, and their interests, otherwise they would never have matched.

may depend what site / app.

it's a while since i've tried, but one i'm thinking of allowed you to do searches on things including age ranges, but don't think there was anything that allowed you to block people outside your own range of preferences from contacting you. the recipient of any first approach could then choose to reply / send a polite no thanks / ignore the message / ignore the message and block that individual.

it may have all got more complicated / sophisticated since then...

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Being put under undue pressure to meet, and getting a load of shit for saying no / not yet is really common for online dating; I’ve had it a few times. It doesn’t bother me but I can definitely see that if I was in my late teens or early 20s I think I could feel intimidated etc. It could just be someone cashing in on the drama of course, but we don’t know the content of the messages so to just go ‘but this is normal for online dating’ seems pretty absurd to me.

Is this in response to what I said? I didn’t give any kind of timeline just that once you get to know someone it’s pretty normal to exchange numbers.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

No. I mean genuinely. What's to stop anyone going on a dating app or Only Fans or whatever and messaging someone claiming to be someone famous? I've never used either but I presume they don't check you are who you say you are? Or prevent you lying in messages?

It seems he moved it to meeting up or being on cam together. I agree it’s monumentally stupid if you’re in a position where you might be blackmailed or the story ends up in the press….

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Yeah, both cam and dating sites surely have terms and conditions regarding age so if someone was underage they must have lied about this fact. Hardly the presenter’s fault although they were clearly plumbing to pretty socially unacceptable depths with their interests.

Being on a dating site is “plumbing to pretty socially unacceptable depths” in your view?

Sort it out J, ffs!

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Being on a dating site is “plumbing to pretty socially unacceptable depths” in your view?

Sort it out J, ffs!

A middle aged man pursuing teenagers is in my view.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Jeremy vine has now said this presenter should now come forward

No one cares what that cunt thinks. Certainly not on here.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

A middle aged man perusing teenagers is in my view.

Dating/hookup - there’s all sorts. You’re not that blind surely?

 

[Raheem]

Jeremy vine has now said this presenter should now come forward

Everyone knows it's not legally binding unless it's Ant and Dec.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Dating/hookup - there’s all sorts. You’re not that blind surely?

I don’t get to invent what is socially acceptable . Society does that.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

I don’t get to invent what is socially acceptable . Society does that.

Give over.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

there is no such thing as society

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Give over.

Come on now. I’m almost 50. How do you think my family and mates would react if I turned up to gatherings with a teenager I was shagging?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Come on now. I’m almost 50. How do you think my family and mates would react if I turned up to gatherings with a teenager I was shagging?

Certain Dating/Hookup sites don’t work like that. Hardly going to take them round to meet your parents

 

[maomao]

Leonardo Dicaprio gets away with it.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Certain Dating/Hookup sites don’t work like that. Hardly going to take them round to meet your parents

So you mean doing something secretly, which doesn’t involve facing what’s socially acceptable.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

So you mean doing something secretly, which doesn’t involve facing what’s socially acceptable.

If those involved were aged 18 & above, then i don’t know why you’re wringing your hands tbh.

 

[kenny g]

Come on now. I’m almost 50. How do you think my family and mates would react if I turned up to gatherings with a teenager I was shagging?

Astonished you had lost your virginity?