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Celebrities, injunctions and the Archbishop,of Canterbury- do we care?

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suzied Sun 10-Apr-16 07:45:58

Just having a look at the news, and I know these stories aren't connected , but I wondered- should celebrities be able to stop the papers printing stuff about their private lives especially when it is all over the Internet? Do we care who the A of C's father was? Interesting gossip or an interesting insight into family lives? I have to say I have read both stories and I was interested, but should I be?

WilmaKnickersfit Mon 11-Apr-16 10:52:48

I thought I must be missing something when I saw all the reports about the AofC because I don't understand why it's such a big story.

I know who is involved in the injunction tosh and TBH I'm a bit disappointed in the person. Obviously I don't know him personally, but I think it's a shame for certain reasons. I'm not surprised he's trying to cover up his behaviour. It's another example that we're all human.

Iam64 Tue 12-Apr-16 08:26:45

The way Justin Welby has responded to this information is a lesson to us all, especially those of us of the Jeremy Kyle persuasion. I admire his mother, who acknowledges having been dependent on alcohol but sober now for (I think) 50 years. JW's step father has been his father and seems to have been a very good influence. All this talk of 'real' rather than biological fathers needs knocking on the head. The 'real' father is the one (or more than two) men who fulfil that role.

As for the celeb 3some - I read the British Celeb couple involved have an open relationship so it seems hypocritical to use their children as the emotional blackmail to stop their names being publicised. All over the internet, US and Scottish press anyway

grumppa Tue 12-Apr-16 08:46:26

Just shows the Torygraph and its readers are no different from the red tops and theirs.

Iam64 Tue 12-Apr-16 08:49:23

exactly -

POGS Tue 12-Apr-16 10:13:07

What do you mean Grumppa?

GillT57 Tue 12-Apr-16 10:39:00

If I was looking for a conspiracy theory, I would say that The Telegraph ( owned by tax dodging Barclay Brothers) is filling the pages with this gossip rather than the tax affairs of the rich and infamous, like them. As for the other business, everyone has guessed, nobody cares, get over yourselves and take care of the children that you profess to love.

Stansgran Tue 12-Apr-16 11:09:06

I'm amazed that anyone should be interested in this day and age. I wondered at the motives of the person who brought it to Welby's attention and hope it wasn't malicious. Especially as it was a time of emotional importance for him. I thought Welby was a good man and a good bishop in the short time he was in Durham. And as for the initials kerfuffle . Do I care? No. Or perhaps I do as I certainly wouldn't want to know them.