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Yes it is David Walliams.

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Aveline Tue 10-Nov-26 14:00:37

Don't forget Gary Glitter in the 70s. I loved his songs but darent play them now. I think he's back in jail again.

Casdon Tue 10-Nov-26 13:46:02

Bill Wyman married Mandy Smith, it ended in divorce, unsurprisingly. He did ultimately self report to the police and CPS in 2013, amid heightened public scrutiny and historical sex-abuse, but they declined to take action or pursue charges against him.

Whether there is anything to gained for the victims who are still alive, but may now be in their seventies and eighties, in pursuing elderly rock stars I’m not sure, will this give them confidence to come forward now? If recent victims feel they can come forward and be heard to stop abuse happening now, and pursue those perpetrators who are still active, that would be a huge step forward.

Sadgrandma Tue 10-Nov-26 13:43:33

What is the matter with these men? They had so much going for them but they’ve thrown it all away. Now, like Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris, Bill Cosby etc., all they will be remembered for is their sleazy antics. Always disliked Jimmy Saville and Russell Brand but, as a family we loved Rolf Harris and the Cosby show and DGD loves DW’s books but now they all just leave a nasty taste.

Kate1949 Tue 10-Nov-26 13:29:02

Bill Wyman met Mandy Smith when she was 13 and (allegedly) said 'She took my breath away. She was a 13 year old woman.'. No Bill she wasn't.

Nannee49 Tue 10-Nov-26 13:25:35

I wouldn't say he was either Sago but the big thing is you never know.

I'd like to think I've a very acute creep-o-meter but I was once presented with an industry award (catering, nothing to do with the entertainment world) by Stuart Hall and he came across as a nice, "normal" bloke...horrible!

GrannyGravy13 Tue 10-Nov-26 13:20:21

😡😡😡 any women with whom he has acted inappropriately

Should have proof read

MartavTaurus Tue 10-Nov-26 13:20:01

Have we learned nothing from the past?
Why is it happening in the 21st century?
It can and should be dealt with if there's collective responsibility from the top down.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 10-Nov-26 13:19:21

DW has been sectioned and remains in a psychiatric hospital for his own safety.

Personally if he is guilty I am not at all concerned about him or his feelings.

I am concerned for his teenage son along with any women who has acted inappropriately, one alleged victim was 15 at the time 😡

Kandinsky Tue 10-Nov-26 13:18:02

StTrinians
That’s truly shocking sad

Kandinsky Tue 10-Nov-26 13:15:57

Well you say sago that but I never thought Rolf Harris was anything other than absolutely lovely.

Sago Tue 10-Nov-26 13:12:06

Kandinsky

Makes me wonder if the older generation of rock stars / celebrities, behaved like this?
The ones in their late 70’s / 80’s now.
I can’t see how this wasn’t happening in the 60’s.
I guess they can’t catch everyone.

I don’t see Val Doonican as a sex pest.

StTrinians Tue 10-Nov-26 13:11:47

Kandinsky. Yes, I thought the same. My mother, just before she died, told me that she had been repeatedly raped, as a 7 year old child, at night, in hospital, by a "doctor who said he was going to give her an injection." When I asked her if he could have been a porter, or another member of staff, she said, yes, she didn't know. Her mother had to collect her from hospital to stop it. This kind of abuse of victims has been going on unreported for many, many decades in institutions. (It has been going on for centuries...) It is not new at all. The recent media circus of attacks are very similar. Vulnerable people are abused by ruthless and depraved predators who have the opportunity. Horrific. My heart goes out to the victims.

Moth62 Tue 10-Nov-26 13:06:44

When I worked in an all male environment in the late 70s, it was considered quite okay for a bloke to pat me on the bottom and say, “Just type this for me, love”. I’m afraid I soon disabused them of that notion 🤨

Sarnia Tue 10-Nov-26 13:03:20

We knew it was Walliams weeks ago. Another one with sleazy written all over him.

Kandinsky Tue 10-Nov-26 12:57:06

Makes me wonder if the older generation of rock stars / celebrities, behaved like this?
The ones in their late 70’s / 80’s now.
I can’t see how this wasn’t happening in the 60’s.
I guess they can’t catch everyone.

Icandoit Tue 10-Nov-26 12:45:42

I'm also sure that there must be other so-called 'celebrities' out there trembling in their shoes. I say very well-done to those women who now have the confidence to come forward instead of hiding away and making the rest of their lives miserable.

nanaK54 Tue 10-Nov-26 12:44:40

Surprise, surprise (not!) grin

Harris27 Tue 10-Nov-26 12:40:14

Well it’s never ending!

Icandoit Tue 10-Nov-26 12:32:53

Journalists are certainly keeping busy!!! We all thought it was him but now we know!

Sago Tue 10-Nov-26 12:30:48

Brand will be thrilled he now has a colleague to take the limelight away from him.