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Missmaynard · 2026-11-10T15:31:39+00:00

Is he next? Will he be added to the queue?

AutumnOakTree · Today 15:35

Why Stephen Fry? Wasn’t aware of any allegations against him?

Peekachewy · Today 15:36

Why?

Arlanymor · Today 15:37

Of offenses against women? Seems unlikely…

Topseyt123 · Today 15:38

Why Stephen Fry? Not seen any allegations of any sort about him. Are you just picking names at random out of thin air?

AMarkAMissionABrandAScar · Today 15:39

He once said of victims of child abuse:

“There are many great plays which contain rapes, and the word rape now is even considered a rape,” he said. “If you say: ‘you can’t watch this play, you can’t watch Titus Andronicus, or you can’t read it in a Shakespeare class, or you can’t read Macbeth because it’s got children being killed in it, it might trigger something when you were young that upset you once, because uncle touched you in a nasty place’, well I’m sorry."

This was about 10 years ago. Controversial but I don't think it indicates any personal wrongdoing. I only vaguely remembered it so just had to look it up.

Tiptoethroughthehallway · Today 15:40

Iv reported your post. No context so possibly a random sleb.

FancyKitten · Today 15:46

AMarkAMissionABrandAScar · Today 15:39

He once said of victims of child abuse:

“There are many great plays which contain rapes, and the word rape now is even considered a rape,” he said. “If you say: ‘you can’t watch this play, you can’t watch Titus Andronicus, or you can’t read it in a Shakespeare class, or you can’t read Macbeth because it’s got children being killed in it, it might trigger something when you were young that upset you once, because uncle touched you in a nasty place’, well I’m sorry."

This was about 10 years ago. Controversial but I don't think it indicates any personal wrongdoing. I only vaguely remembered it so just had to look it up.

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I think that he quoted similar about how experienced men would show young men the way in Ancient Greek times, etc… I might have the wrong guy here, but it would have been around the time he married his much younger husband. Was that him?

FancyKitten · Today 15:47

Haven’t heard of him doing anything wrong.

WashinIsNeverDone · Today 15:48

He gives me the jeebies tbh but theres no reports is there?

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TheGrimSqueakersFlea · Today 15:49

Are we just throwing out random allegations now?

Did you hear the one about Missmaynard? Absolutely shocking

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Missmaynard · Today 15:54

Tiptoethroughthehallway · Today 15:40

Iv reported your post. No context so possibly a random sleb.

eh?

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Arlanymor · Today 15:54

Missmaynard · Today 15:54

eh?

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Because you’re mindlessly gossiping with no receipts.

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Missmaynard · Today 15:56

It's telling how folk on here are jumping to his defence. As far as I am aware, there are no 'formal allegations' against him. Nor are there any against Jonathan Ross, who seems to have his own thread here.

However there have been rumours about him and pedastry for years. Some allege he is protected. I can't think why.

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Sidebeforeself · Today 15:57

I wish people would stop posting stuff like this. Loving the drama. There are victims at the heart of these stories you know. Go to the police if you have evidence against a person instead of speculating online.

emuloc · Today 15:57

TheGrimSqueakersFlea · Today 15:49

Are we just throwing out random allegations now?

Did you hear the one about Missmaynard? Absolutely shocking

I guess it's open season, not good.

chirrupybird · Today 15:57

He talks about being abused by an older boy at school in one of his books although I don't think he understood it was abuse. He knew he was gay from a young age and thought it was OK (exciting) to meet an older boy for sex. His early life was strange, but no reason to believe he was/is an abuser.

Redbags · Today 15:58

I find him a bit sleazy and that whole I'm so intelligent I can say outrageous things and it's intellectual comment act is horrible, but I've never seen any allegations about him.

I don't think his comments have been specifically aimed at individuals in the way that Jonathan Ross' have?

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Missmaynard · Today 15:58

Missmaynard · Today 15:56

It's telling how folk on here are jumping to his defence. As far as I am aware, there are no 'formal allegations' against him. Nor are there any against Jonathan Ross, who seems to have his own thread here.

However there have been rumours about him and pedastry for years. Some allege he is protected. I can't think why.

This was on another thread, and it reminded me.

https://x.com/MirabelTweets1/status/2118635332774285744

'Rik Mayall saw through Stephen Fry & his paedophilia In 1979 Fry wrote the play “Latin!Or Tobacco & Bots” about a pederastic Latin teacher & a 13 yr old pupil. Fry acted in the play at the Edinburgh Fringe playing the part of the paedophile. Fry is v well protected'

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Rik Mayall saw through Stephen Fry & his paedophilia In 1979 Fry wrote the play “Latin!Or Tobacco & Bots” about a pederastic Latin teacher & a 13 yr old pupil. Fry acted in the play at the Edinburgh Fringe playing the part of the paedophile. Fry is...

https://x.com/MirabelTweets1/status/2118635332774285744

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Missmaynard · Today 16:00

As far as I know no one as been in the media accusing him of anything. However as we are hopefully getting rid of slimy dodgy women hating men from tv, he's could be included.

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chirrupybird · Today 16:01

Missmaynard · Today 15:58

This was on another thread, and it reminded me.

https://x.com/MirabelTweets1/status/2118635332774285744

'Rik Mayall saw through Stephen Fry & his paedophilia In 1979 Fry wrote the play “Latin!Or Tobacco & Bots” about a pederastic Latin teacher & a 13 yr old pupil. Fry acted in the play at the Edinburgh Fringe playing the part of the paedophile. Fry is v well protected'

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So if you act a part you must be that part? A lot of actors commit murder on stage or in films, or rape or torture people, etc, etc.

AMarkAMissionABrandAScar · Today 16:02

He's married to a much (much) younger spouse but it's the exact same age gap as Brad Pitt and his girlfriend, roughly the same as Michael Douglas and Catherina Zeta Jones, and nobody bats an eyelid there.

Octavia64 · Today 16:02

Against women?

very unlikely I should think.

Octavia64 · Today 16:02

Missmaynard · Today 15:58

This was on another thread, and it reminded me.

https://x.com/MirabelTweets1/status/2118635332774285744

'Rik Mayall saw through Stephen Fry & his paedophilia In 1979 Fry wrote the play “Latin!Or Tobacco & Bots” about a pederastic Latin teacher & a 13 yr old pupil. Fry acted in the play at the Edinburgh Fringe playing the part of the paedophile. Fry is v well protected'

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Have you seen History boys?

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Missmaynard · Today 16:03

Arlanymor · Today 15:54

Because you’re mindlessly gossiping with no receipts.

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No mindless gossip from me, I can assure you. I understand internalised misogyny is rife. Makes sense really.

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Missmaynard · Today 16:03

Rik Mayall had Fry's number, and wasn't afraid to speak up.

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