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Police Clutch Evidence Bags After Searching Jim Davidson's Home
The comedian Jim Davidson has been forced to pull out of Celebrity Big Brother after he was arrested at Heathrow airport in connection with the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal. The entertainer was due to...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 January 2013
"It’S Impossible To Think Any Less Of Him" – Frankie Boyle On Jim Davidson Sex Abuse Arrest
Yesterday, the comedian Jim Davidson was arrested by police working for Operation Yewtree, the investigation set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sex scandal.Discussion about his arrest has been rife on social media...
By Hayley Avron on 03 January 2013
Jim Davidson Arrested Under Operation Yewtree, Denies Claims
As the scandal surrounding child abuse within television institutions continues to unravel in the U.K - brought about by sudden and rife accusations of Jimmy Savile's involvement after his death - Jim Davidson has been...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 January 2013
Jim Davidson Latest Shock Arrest In Jimmy Savile Operation Yewtree Investigation
As a part of the Jimmy Savile investigation 'Operation Yewtree', Jim Davidson has been the latest to be arrested.As the Independent reports, the comedian was arrested at his home in Hampshire after plain clothed policeman...
By Lorna Greville on 02 January 2013
Further Arrests In Jimmy Savile Sex Investigation – Two Men In 50s In Custody
There have been two further arrests in the Scotland Yard’s Yewtree Operation – the sex offence investigation set up as a result of the Jimmy Savile sex scandal. BBC News report that a 53 year...
By Hayley Avron on 02 January 2013
Jimmy Savile Letters To Margaret Thatcher Intrigues Us To Censored Correspondence
A letter from Jimmy Savile to Margaret Thatcher - which is thought to be the beginning of a close relationship - has been released to the public for the first time. Part of a Savile...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 December 2012
Paul Daniels 'Casts Doubt' On Some Of Jimmy Savile's Alleged Victims
Paul Daniels has caused controversy with a blog suggesting that not all of Jimmy Savile's 450 alleged victims are telling the truth.We've all had our opinions on the case of the late Jimmy Savile and...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 December 2012
Paul Daniels Questions Jimmy Savile Victims, Accused Of Belittlement
Paul Daniels has been "wondering if all of [Savile's] accusers are for real". And his claims have, inevitably, come under intense scrutiny from groups concerned with the people affected by the sex abuse scandal, The...
By Jack de Aguilar on 24 December 2012
The Bbc Are 'Incapable And Chaotic' Says Report On Jimmy Savile Scandal
The BBC's handling of the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal, which included the mismanagement of a Newsnight expose, has been summed up in a report; a report that labels the BBC as "completely incapable" and...
By Jack de Aguilar on 19 December 2012
Jimmy Savile Case Continues: London Man In His 70'S Arrested
Though it’s recognised as the Jimmy Savile case, the investigation into sexual abuse practices in the 1970s has long gone beyond the alleged actions of the disgraced former DJ, and now the BBC reports that...
By Contributor on 19 December 2012
Jimmy Savile Sex Scandal Rages On As 31 Accusations Of Rape May Just Be The Beginning
Since his death last year, aged 84, the furore surrounding numerous allegations of child abuse, sexual abuse and rape have scandalized Britain. Shoddy journalism, concealed information and a pulled documentary have accompanied the growing number...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 December 2012
Triumphant Return To British Comedy Awards For Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen was one of the stars at last night’s British Comedy Awards, winning the Outstanding Achievement Award.Back in 1999, he won the Best Male Comedy Newcomer award at the very same awards event....
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 December 2012
Jimmy Savile Investigation Update: More Arrests On The Way In Operation Yewtree
Since the shocking revelation of Jimmy Savile's sordid lifestyle abusing young people, throughout his entire career, there have been hundreds of accusations against him as well as many other celebrities for similar crimes. A senior...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 December 2012
Update: Jimmy Savile Accused Of 31 Instances Of Rape
The rape claims against the late Jimmy Savile total up to 31, police have reported. According to the statement made by Scotland Yard officials, so far 589 people have come forward with information and a...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 December 2012
Operation Yewtree: Man Arrested In London For Sexual Offences, Unrelated To Jimmy Savile
Another arrest has been made in relation to Operation Yewtree; the widespread police investigation into alleged sexual offences, sparked by the revelations regarding Jimmy Savile’s alleged former crimes against underage girls throughout his career at...
By Hayley Avron on 10 December 2012
Max Clifford Faces Police Questions On Two Separate Sex Offences
PR guru Max Clifford may need to use all the publicist expertise at his disposal to get himself out of this one, having been questioned by police about two separate sex offence allegations some eight...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 December 2012
Max Clifford: Back To Work After Bail Release From Operation Yewtree Arrest
Despite his arrest under Operation Yewtree, which stems from sexual abuse claims that could date back to the 1970's, Max Clifford said the allegations "are totally without any foundation and are totally untrue", and is...
By Jack de Aguilar on 07 December 2012
Jimmy Savile Operation Yewtree Arrest Number 5: Max Clifford
Max Clifford was arrested this morning at 7:40am in relation to the Jimmy Saville investigation, named Operation Yewtree, reports the Independent. Clifford has been at the centre of celebrity media controversy for years, it is...
By Lorna Greville on 06 December 2012
Arrested: Max Clifford Investigated Over Historic Sex Offences - Did He Implicate Himself?
Max Clifford has become the latest public figure to have been arrested as part of Operation Yewtree, the police investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex scandal. BBC News have reported that Scotland Yard confirmed that...
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 December 2012
Former 'It's A Knock Out Host' Stuart Hall Arrested On "Historical" Rape Charges
As the story grows surrounding the now widespread sexual allegations surrounding Britain’s top male celebrities of the 1960's and 1970's, so too it gets sadder. The latest man to have been arrested by police is...
By Contributor in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 December 2012
Police Quizzing 'Mystery Man' About Jimmy Savile Abuse Claims
The Metropolitan Police are believed to be holding talks with a 'mystery man' into the ongoing child abuse claims against the late Jimmy Savile.Police are remaining tight-lipped on the identity of the latest person to...
By Joe Wilde on 30 November 2012
Fifth Man Questioned In Jimmy Savile Abuse Investigation - Identity Unknown
A fifth man is being questioned, under caution, in connection with the ongoing Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal, The Telegraph reports today (November 29, 2012). The man, in his 80’s and known to be from...
By Hayley Avron on 29 November 2012
Former Bbc Director General Mark Thompson Gives Evidence Into Jimmy Savile Newsnight Case
The Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile and his unsavoury antics that was dropped by the network's executives is being investigated to see why the show was dropped in the first place, with former BBC director...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 November 2012
Sir Paul Mccartney On Jimmy Savile: "There Was Something A Little Bit Suspect"
Sir Paul McCartney has told The Independent that he always reckoned that the late Jimmy Savile was always “a little suspect” during the period that he and the rest of The Beatles knew him.The two...
By Contributor in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 November 2012
Can Lord Tony Hall Regain Public Respect In The Bbc?
Can Lord Hall of Birkenhead turn around the fortunes of the BBC, as he did with the Royal Opera House?Lord Patten, the BBC Trust chairman had approached Tony Hall earlier in the year, before George...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 November 2012
Sir Paul Mccartney: 'Suspect' Jimmy Savile Never Let Us Inside His Home
Sir Paul McCartney has broken his silence on the Jimmy Savile sex scandal, claiming that the DJ refused to let The Beatles inside his home, despite the Fab Four giving him a lift home on...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 November 2012
Dave Lee Travis Denies That Arrest Is Related To Child Abuse
Former BBC DJ Dave Lee Thomas has denied any wrongdoing relating to his arrest on suspicion of sexual offences, adding that the allegations have "nothing to do with kids."The 67-year-old is the latest former BBC...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 November 2012
Dave Lee Travis: This Is Nothing To Do With Kids, All Right?
Dave Lee Travis - the former BBC presenter - has denied any wrongdoing after he was arrested by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal. Speaking outside his own in Bedfordshire following his release,...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 16 November 2012
Dave Lee Travis Released On Bail After Arrest In Jimmy Savile Case
Ex-BBC Radio 1 presenter Dave Lee Travis was arrested today on suspicion of sexual offences in relation to the Jimmy Savile case, but he has since been released on bail.Travis' arrest, in connection with 'Operation...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 15 November 2012
Dj Dave Lee Travis Arrested As Savile Bbc Investigation Grows
The Jimmy Savile sex case scandal gets wider and wider with radio DJ Dave Lee Travis being arrested by the police and taken in for questioning.The Daily Telegraph reports that the 67 year-old DJ, who...
By Contributor on 15 November 2012
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