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mlvcrfan t1_j2swpyc wrote

Wow there's a lot of awful to unpack in that wiki page

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SirGreeneth t1_j2sz3vb wrote

I stopped after he admitted in court he was naked while a young girl tickled him, and yet he was still allowed on Britain's Got Talent.

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7leprechaun7 t1_j2t4n0u wrote

*and the audience applauded

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Traditional-Pair1946 t1_j2wgwid wrote

Did the audience know? I mean I have enjoyed much sang by pedophiles, but I did not know they were pedophiles at the time. In my defense, Billie Jean has a great beat.

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res30stupid t1_j2witn0 wrote

No, they audience didn't know. In fact, when he was recognised on the show, he was disqualified for having lied about not having a prior criminal conviction (and just for the bad press of having a defrocked priest who fucked up two major sporting events for his protests - they were afraid he'd do it again if he were allowed onto the live finals).

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Mightysmurf1 t1_j2uudso wrote

They loved showcasing complete lunatics - it was fun to punch down, Jeremy Kyle-style, as far as they were concerned.

Once it came out that he was Night Man, they opted to plead ignorance.

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