BBC presenter Huw Edwards suspended over paying for sexual pics.

[Pickman's model]

Churchgoer too.

Always a warning sign

 

[planetgeli]

Wife of Huw Edwards names him as BBC presenter at centre of allegations

News comes shortly after Met says there is no evidence suspended presenter committed criminal offence

www.theguardian.com

Ok. Can we all talk about it now?

Yes. The man who has committed no criminal offence once made a fine documentary on the Llanelli riots of 1911 when the town rioted after having innocent men shot dead by the Worcestershire regiment during (actually after, which makes it worse) a strike by railwaymen.

It's called Llanelli Riots - Fire in the West

AND IS ACTUAL FUCKING NEWS

 

[1927]

So the sun have basically caused shitstorm over something that, although sleezy, was not illegal. Thank god we have them to rely on to uphold standards fo decency in this country.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

It does all seem like a massive take-down of someone who was in the closet as gay/bi. The Sun loves that game though.

 

[SpookyFrank]

The parents of the 'young person' are the worst kind of filth on the fucking planet to sell all this to the S*n against the wishes of their child. I just can't even imagine.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Sorry, it's hard to feel sorry for the guy. More coming out tonight apparently. I feel sorry for his family. Not for him.

I feel sorry for him, and for his family.

 

[1927]

It does all seem like a massive take-down of someone who was in the closet as gay/bi. The Sun loves that game though.

Do we know that it was a male?

 

[Petcha]

The parents of the 'young person' are the worst kind of filth on the fucking planet to sell all this to the S*n against the wishes of their child. I just can't even imagine.

They didn't sell it. They didn't take a penny. I would have chosen a different news outlet but apparently they felt neither the pigs or the bbc were doing anything about it.

 

[cupid_stunt]

As those that I exchanged PMs with will know, I was totally ignoring the story until my niece sent some messages on the family whatsapp group on Monday morning, they were basically -

1 - Twitter twats named six BBC presenters over the weekend, four had denied it was them, leaving only Graham Norton & Huw Edwards.

2 - She had listened to Norton doing his weekend breakfast shows on Virgin Radio, and knew it was owned by Murdoch and shared the 'News Building' with the likes of the Scum, Times, Talk TV and his other radio stations. She concluded that no one in that building wouldn't know who it was, and had it been Norton he would have been taken off-air, for fear of upsetting advertisers and Waitrose, the show's sponsor.

3 - This is still on the iPlayer for last Thursday -

Alex Jones and Roman Kemp speak to Sir Lenny Henry about his children’s book. Huw Edwards and Katya Adler tell us what we can expect from this year’s BBC Proms. Plus, Steve Backshall on sea creatures.

BBC One - The One Show, 06/07/2023

Alex Jones and Roman Kemp speak to Sir Lenny Henry, Huw Edwards and Katya Adler.

www.bbc.co.uk

He's the only presenter on a six figure salary that was due to appear as a guest on the One Show and as host of the News at Ten last Thursday, and without any explanation didn't appear, nor has he appeared on TV since. .

I was like 'WOW', that all makes sense, I was 90%+ sure she had it right, the only doubt being they hadn't officially suspended him until Sunday, then yesterday's statement about first speaking to him on Thur., and agreeing he should not be on air whilst they investigated.

Since then there's been reports of South Wales police meeting with the BBC & Met to compare notes on the case, and Edwards is from south Wales. LINK

I've been impressed with her work, I think she was bored when her new baby was sleeping, she doesn't do twitter and none of this was from social media, just google searches, so I joked she should get a job as a private investigator.

 

[1927]

They didn't sell it. They didn't take a penny. I would have chosen a different news outlet but apparently they felt neither the pigs or the bbc were doing anything about it.

The police decided there was no illegality in April, so they ran to the gutter press, they are lower than low.

 

[SpookyFrank]

They didn't sell it. They didn't take a penny.

Then they're vicious cunts and idiots.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Will be curious to see just how much The Sun/Murdoch have overreached on this one.

Does seem to be a fair amount of blowback, including, it seems from at least a few who would normally be on their side of the argument.

Live in hope, but feel it's likely the blowback will blow over soon enough, sadly.

<edit: they may well also consider their aims met anyway>

 

[tonysingh]

The parents say they didn't sell it. Tbf I'd trust their word as much as I would a Scum reporter.

Really, fuck this whole tawdry story. Stinks to high heaven.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Do we know that it was a male?

Good point. But if one rumour turns out to be correct then the other might also was my thinking.

 

[redcogs]

Dont you just hate that scummy shitrag mis-named the Sun (which has never illuminated anything out of principles of decency - only for money and the pursuit of power by the already powerful) Yet again people have been played and the end result is ever greater reaction at a time when reaction is becoming more and more politically dangerous. Shaking head slowly..

 

[moomoo]

I’ve no sympathy for him. I’ve much sympathy for his wife and family. Sounds like they’re being left to carry the can while he conveniently goes to the hospital.

 

[SpookyFrank]

And in the past week of this being the only news, who knows how much actual bad stuff has been buried.

Another banking crash is pretty much locked in at this point, can we have some news about that please?

 

[SpookyFrank]

I’ve no sympathy for him. I’ve much sympathy for his wife and family. Sounds like they’re being left to carry the can while he conveniently goes to the hospital.

I dunno about 'convenient'. It's fair to say the guy's morals are different from mine but I'd not wish a mental health crisis on anyone. His wife is supportive and she probably knows him better than we do and has much more of a stake in this so...

 

[cupid_stunt]

Personally I feel sorry for his wife and family, but not for him, the creepy cunt was targeting young adults in their late teens and early 20s, pressuring them to meet up, using his 'fame' and flashing his cash about.

Bang out of order for any man in their 60s, let alone someone in his position, pocketing around £450k a year from the licence fee payers.

Having said that, the Scum can go to hell.

 

[cuppa tee]

<removed>

 

[Smokeandsteam]

And in the past week of this being the only news, who knows how much actual bad stuff has been buried.

Another banking crash is pretty much locked in at this point, can we have some news about that please?

It’s almost like the real world is so awful that everyone has decided to invest their energy in this shitshow instead.

 

[Bingoman]

Do we think that sun helped speed up his health issues?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Do we think that sun helped speed up his health issues?

What do you think?

 

[Orang Utan]

Wife of Huw Edwards names him as BBC presenter at centre of allegations

News comes shortly after Met says there is no evidence suspended presenter committed criminal offence

www.theguardian.com

Ok. Can we all talk about it now?

Dunno why we need to. Humanity is weird

 

[Orang Utan]

Half the planet’s swimming in shit and the other half is on fire, yet we carry on talking about this shite. We’re doomed.

 

[chilango]

Grim. From any and every angle.

 

[equationgirl]

Do we think that sun helped speed up his health issues?

Personally I don't think it helped them and could have majorly contributed to a mental health crisis depending on his state of mind.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

And in the past week of this being the only news, who knows how much actual bad stuff has been buried.

Another banking crash is pretty much locked in at this point, can we have some news about that please?

You’ve mostly been discussing this and cricket and haven’t appeared to start a thread about it.

 

[tommers]

None of this is any of our business.

 

[JimW]

Presume he wasn't this young persons only client. Did they just report him thinking his fame would make something happen?