[Alf]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Things certainly aren't looking so Great, Expectations are low ...


Sixteen is a child, and regardless of legality it's creepy for any middle aged person to start a relationship with a 16 year old.

I spotted what you did there.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kate!

I see neither Glenn nor Liam has responded to my post asking whether they'd approve if they had a son of 18, sorry 16, who someone in their 50s had taken an unhealthy interest in since they were 10 and furthermore would approve if said 50 year old began sleeping with them the minute it was legal. Disgusting. I think proof will emerge eventually of the alleged grooming. Like someone said the boy in question, Matthew, has yet to be offered money fir his story.

They'll just say "yes" to a hypothetical Kate. They don't have kids, and are too young to imagine having a teenager regardless.

But this is where we'll start getting into the whole chip-on-shoulder silly lark of "Actually you don't need to have kids or any experience of kids to know all about having kids, I once looked after my cousin's hamster!"

[bots]

there isn't a media outlet in the uk that will ever employ him again. He didn't step down from ITV, he was fired

[Glenn.]

I didn’t respond to her because she’s on ignore…

There’s no proof he groomed him, just everyone’s warped opinion. If it ever emerges that he did groom him then we’ll discuss it.

Not interested in make believe hyper-theoreticals.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

I didn’t respond to her because she’s on ignore…

There’s no proof he groomed him, just everyone’s warped opinion. If it ever emerges that he did groom him then we’ll discuss it.

Not interested in make believe hyper-theoreticals.

and what is your understanding of grooming?

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

and what is your understanding of grooming?

Grooming infers taking an unhealthy interest in a much much younger child with a view to having sex with them at the earliest legal opportunity. Oh wait....that's what he did. Silly me. Glenn talks utter bollocks.

[bots]

i wonder what Phill's justification was to ITV for them to employ the guy. That could easily be his big mistake

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i wonder what Phill's justification was to ITV for them to employ the guy. That could easily be his big mistake

Meh, plenty of people have nephews and nieces, or kids-of-friends for whom they'd do a favour. "Hire this kid" probably wouldn't get much of a second thought.

[Liam-]

Or, he could have just gotten a student from a school he was a patron of, an opportunity for a job interview and then when said person started working there as an adult, unwisely had an affair with them, which is the more likely scenario at this time, because there is zero evidence to point to grooming or abuse, you can all carry on calling people names and clutching your pearls however much you want, but accusations of serious crimes like he’s being accused of, needs evidence or an actual allegation, neither of which exist right now.

Is the whole thing weird? Absolutely, should he have done it? Absolutely not, but applying terms to people without any evidence is proven to be dangerous, he’s lost his job, he’s lost his management, he probably won’t work again, people have got what they wanted, so until an actual allegation appears, the rest is really all just noise

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Or, he could have just gotten a student from a school he was a patron of, an opportunity for a job interview and then when said person started working there as an adult, unwisely had an affair with them, which is the more likely scenario at this time, because there is zero evidence to point to grooming or abuse, you can all carry on calling people names and clutching your pearls however much you want, but accusations of serious crimes like he’s being accused of, needs evidence or an actual allegation, neither of which exist right now.

Is the whole thing weird? Absolutely, should he have done it? Absolutely not, but applying terms to people without any evidence is proven to be dangerous, he’s lost his job, he’s lost his management, he probably won’t work again, people have got what they wanted, so until an actual allegation appears, the rest is really all just noise

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Or, he could have just gotten a student from a school he was a patron of, an opportunity for a job interview and then when said person started working there as an adult, unwisely had an affair with them, which is the more likely scenario at this time, because there is zero evidence to point to grooming or abuse, you can all carry on calling people names and clutching your pearls however much you want, but accusations of serious crimes like he’s being accused of, needs evidence or an actual allegation, neither of which exist right now.

Is the whole thing weird? Absolutely, should he have done it? Absolutely not, but applying terms to people without any evidence is proven to be dangerous, he’s lost his job, he’s lost his management, he probably won’t work again, people have got what they wanted, so until an actual allegation appears, the rest is really all just noise

Agree with this.
Will be interesting to see what MM has to say about it, and how he feels.
As for all his “friends” turning their back on him and distancing themselves, well they weren’t really friends.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Agree with this.
Will be interesting to see what MM has to say about it, and how he feels.
As for all his “friends” turning their back on him and distancing themselves, well they weren’t really friends.

no one likes to be lied to time and time again

an actual friend would never do that

[Parmy]

One things for certain....


Any teen will do....



Altogether now.

I walked alone....ta da Dee da da.

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Or, he could have just gotten a student from a school he was a patron of, an opportunity for a job interview and then when said person started working there as an adult, unwisely had an affair with them, which is the more likely scenario at this time, because there is zero evidence to point to grooming or abuse, you can all carry on calling people names and clutching your pearls however much you want, but accusations of serious crimes like he’s being accused of, needs evidence or an actual allegation, neither of which exist right now.

Is the whole thing weird? Absolutely, should he have done it? Absolutely not, but applying terms to people without any evidence is proven to be dangerous, he’s lost his job, he’s lost his management, he probably won’t work again, people have got what they wanted, so until an actual allegation appears, the rest is really all just noise

How lucky for phillip his chosen one turned out to be the gay one.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Early last week Schofield decided to spend an eye-watering sum on legal
representation for his former lover. As it transpired it was this that sealed his
fate.

Schofield hired top London law firm Mishcon de Reya to act for the man, now in
his mid-20s, and his own solicitor, then set up a call with Mishcon's head of
reputation management in an attempt to put a plan in motion to manage press
interest.

But it is what happened next that has almost certainly finished the £20
million former king of daytime television's career for good. Schofield learned
that his former partner was not prepared to lie about their affair.

He instead told his lawyer that they had had a relationship, and that was to
be his honest stance. He added that he was simply fed up lying. Schofield
had no way out.

He was then forced into a U-turn, telling his management company YMU,
which had represented him for 35 years, that he had lied and that he had
indeed cheated on his wife with the young man.

YMU – widely seen as the most powerful showbusiness agency in the UK –
swiftly dropped him and told ITV bosses of his confession.

Schofield then sent the grovelling apology to me, on Friday, admitting that he
had lied to this newspaper. He also announced he had quit ITV with
immediate effect, and would not be presenting next Saturday's British Soap
Awards – a role that has been his since 2006.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...nted-show.html

nothing to see here

[Glenn.]

We know he had an affair…

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Or, he could have just gotten a student from a school he was a patron of, an opportunity for a job interview and then when said person started working there as an adult, unwisely had an affair with them, which is the more likely scenario at this time, because there is zero evidence to point to grooming or abuse, you can all carry on calling people names and clutching your pearls however much you want, but accusations of serious crimes like he’s being accused of, needs evidence or an actual allegation, neither of which exist right now.

Is the whole thing weird? Absolutely, should he have done it? Absolutely not, but applying terms to people without any evidence is proven to be dangerous, he’s lost his job, he’s lost his management, he probably won’t work again, people have got what they wanted, so until an actual allegation appears, the rest is really all just noise

Utter Bollocks
Slick Liam

We have not got what we Want at all.......


Many of us want Phillip in Jail

[arista]

[and would not be presenting next Saturday's British Soap
Awards – a role that has been his since 2006.]


Utter Bliss

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by arista

Utter Bollocks
Slick Liam

We have not got what we Want at all.......


Many of us want Phillip in Jail

Well without evidence or an allegation, you’re out of luck aren’t you

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

We know he had an affair…

And he’s already payed a higher price for it than the vast majority of straight people in showbiz who have affairs

[Kate!]

Morally they should throw away the key. And Glenn can ignore me all he wants but he won't answer my question. Because he's in the wrong.

Unfortunately no there is no current evidence but that could change.

Let's see you eat your words then.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Well without evidence or an allegation, you’re out of luck aren’t you

Once

Matt goes to the Money Deal
it will come into Every Front Page
Phillip Schofield Arrested.


Justice then done

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

We know he had an affair…

And he lied.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Or, he could have just gotten a student from a school he was a patron of, an opportunity for a job interview and then when said person started working there as an adult, unwisely had an affair with them, which is the more likely scenario at this time, because there is zero evidence to point to grooming or abuse, you can all carry on calling people names and clutching your pearls however much you want, but accusations of serious crimes like he’s being accused of, needs evidence or an actual allegation, neither of which exist right now.

Is the whole thing weird? Absolutely, should he have done it? Absolutely not, but applying terms to people without any evidence is proven to be dangerous, he’s lost his job, he’s lost his management, he probably won’t work again, people have got what they wanted, so until an actual allegation appears, the rest is really all just noise

The pearl clutching is appropriate when a 50 year old married TV star has an affair with someone they have known since they were child. Its ill advised at best.

True, and IMO its unlikely any criminal charges will be filed. There have been no actual crime reported but both Schofield and McGreevy have admitted to lying about the affair. There may be civil charges in the future.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by arista

Once

Matt goes to the Money Deal
it will come into Every Front Page
Phillip Schofield Arrested.


Justice then done

Yes Arista!