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Stephen Fry

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Missmaynard · Today 15:31

Is he next?

Will he be added to the queue?

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Missmaynard · Today 16:05

Octavia64 · Today 16:02

Against women?

very unlikely I should think.

What against women? From things he has said on tv in plain sight, he is clearly a misogynist. But not sure what you are implying there.

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Arlanymor · Today 16:05

Missmaynard · Today 16:03

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

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If you have allegations go to the police. Otherwise I’m afraid you do just look like a mindless gossip rubbing their hands together with glee. I mean you have a brain right? You can see how it looks like that to the outside world who aren’t party to all of this information that you apparently have.

LancsMa · Today 16:33

Trial by social media rumour! That sounds an excellent idea. Surely no tragic results could ever possibly occur.

Greenlawnbrownlawn · Today 16:35

I have no idea about the legalities of what can and can't be said on "anonymous" fora (they are only publicly anonymous, of course, NMHQ could presumably be made to disclose real names) but I would be very, very wary about throwing out names of individuals in the manner of this, and other, threads without hard evidence. Being suspicious of someone is not evidence of anything. Or is this seen by others as completely acceptable and I'm totally out of touch?

GarlicNothing · Today 16:39

It's a strange thing that sex between older and much younger men is considered normal, even desirable and an honoured rite of passage, while the same is not true of heterosexual couplings.

I find Mr Fry rather sleazy and very annoying. But I don't know whether he has a history of systematically grooming teenage boys until they reach 'legal age' or of sexual assault. I'd believe it - sexual entitlement seems to go with extreme self-regard and fame increases opportunity - but have there been allegations?

Anarchy99 · Today 16:44

Tiptoethroughthehallway · Today 15:40

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

It’s getting dull, isn’t it. Posters starting a thread about a celeb they don’t like, titling it just their name and people clicking to see what the celeb has been accused of, only to find it’s wild speculation.

For what it’s worth, I loathe Stephen Fry but this is getting ridiculous.

I reported one of the threads but was told it didn’t break guidelines.

Ved · Today 16:45

Missmaynard · Today 15:31

Is he next?

Will he be added to the queue?

These threads are getting ludicrous now. We need a separate board for them all.

Why on earth are you bringing up Stephen Fry? Confused

Who's next? Sooty? Basil Brush?

Lomonald · Today 16:46

FancyKitten · Today 15:46

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?

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He spoke about this on QI probably spoke about it elsewhere but I remember him talking about it, his husband is very young.

Ved · Today 16:47

TheGrimSqueakersFlea · Today 15:49

Are we just throwing out random allegations now?

Did you hear the one about Missmaynard? Absolutely shocking

I know right! 😱

LizzieSiddal · Today 16:48

Well I’m not sure about Stephen Fry but what about Philip Scofield? The young man he had a relationship with was known to him for years. He was 15 years old when PS starred “mentoring” him giving him work experience etc. Lots of people including the presenter Ruth (forgotten her surname) were very concerned about this boy and his relationship with Scofield.

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 16:51

Tom Daley met his now husband when he was 18 and Dustin was 18 years older.

Stephen Fry has a larger age gap with his husband but met when his now husband was mid-20s.

Here are some other large age gap relationships:

Joan Collins is 34 years older than her husband. Holland Taylor is 32 years older than Sarah Paulson. Cher is 39 years older than her current bloke. Caroline Flack was 32 when she was seeing 17-year old Harry Styles.

Anarchy99 · Today 16:52

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 16:51

Tom Daley met his now husband when he was 18 and Dustin was 18 years older.

Stephen Fry has a larger age gap with his husband but met when his now husband was mid-20s.

Here are some other large age gap relationships:

Joan Collins is 34 years older than her husband. Holland Taylor is 32 years older than Sarah Paulson. Cher is 39 years older than her current bloke. Caroline Flack was 32 when she was seeing 17-year old Harry Styles.

And of course Cheryl Whatshername met the guy from One Direction when he was 14

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Missmaynard · Today 16:53

FancyKitten · Today 15:46

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?

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SF's husband is 30 years younger

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Missmaynard · Today 16:55

Stephen Fry likened the female child rape victims of the Rochdale grooming (raping) gangs, to Victorian child prostitutes.

https://x.com/bindelj/status/1935985679944581543

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Julie Bindel (@bindelj) on X

What a truly vile piece of work he is: https://t.co/hV3GD7L1MV

https://x.com/bindelj/status/1935985679944581543

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NewMonsteraLeaf · Today 16:58

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.

You seem quite homophobic! Reported.

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Missmaynard · Today 16:58

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?

That's true afaik. Well the last bit. He's not particularly intelligent either, but that's a whole different discussion.

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Missmaynard · Today 16:59

NewMonsteraLeaf · Today 16:58

You seem quite homophobic! Reported.

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What on earth are you talking about? I call Stephen Fry misogynistic (as seen on tv) and you call me homophobic? The mind boggles,

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EmmaOfNormandy · Today 17:00

And of course Prince Philip met Elizabeth Windsor when he was 18 and she was 13

After their 1939 meeting, Elizabeth fell in love with Philip, and they began to exchange letters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh#Marriage

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh#Marriage

Redbags · Today 17:00

Missmaynard · Today 16:58

That's true afaik. Well the last bit. He's not particularly intelligent either, but that's a whole different discussion.

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Yes, I said the inteliggent "act"

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 17:00

Anarchy99 · Today 16:52

And of course Cheryl Whatshername met the guy from One Direction when he was 14

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Funny that they NEVER mention her, do they?

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Missmaynard · Today 17:01

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.

Yes agreed. Always dodgy / grim

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Redbags · Today 17:01

NewMonsteraLeaf · Today 16:58

You seem quite homophobic! Reported.

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Stephen Fry is a horrible misogynist. The fact that he's gay too is irrelevant.

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 17:03

Missmaynard · Today 17:01

Yes agreed. Always dodgy / grim

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What about all the much older women dating much younger men? Or much older women dating much younger women?

Why don't you call those out as well?

Redbags · Today 17:03

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 17:00

Funny that they NEVER mention her, do they?

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"They" do always mention her, but he was 23 when they got together. Still a bit weird IMO but not the same as big age gaps with teens.

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