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Missmaynard · Today 15:31

Is he next?

Will he be added to the queue?

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Gingerkittykat · Today 17:04

Elliott Spencer is 38 and Fry is 68. They married in 2015 when they were 27 and 57 having met in 2012 when they were 24 and 54.

It is a huge gap which I think is a bit dodgy but not criminal,

Redbags · Today 17:04

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 17:03

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?

Much older women dating teens? Who?

Missmaynard · Today 17:04

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?

Eh? I have made no allegations here, I've simply said, in sum he said some dodgy stuff and I'd like it of he left our TVs too.

It is other posting who are wittering about allegations and assumptions. Quite bizzarre!

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AlwaysExtraHot · Today 17:04

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.

People do bat eyelids about those couples. I've seen disapproving comments on here about Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, not to mention Leo di Caprio and all his model girlfriends, and Michael Sheen and his partner (which I think is a smaller age gap).

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 17:05

Redbags · Today 17:04

Much older women dating teens? Who?

Stephen Fry didn't date a teen either.

Missmaynard · Today 17:05

Gingerkittykat · Today 17:04

Elliott Spencer is 38 and Fry is 68. They married in 2015 when they were 27 and 57 having met in 2012 when they were 24 and 54.

It is a huge gap which I think is a bit dodgy but not criminal,

Yes. Who has been talking about criminal? Not me.

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Missmaynard · Today 17:05

AlwaysExtraHot · Today 17:04

People do bat eyelids about those couples. I've seen disapproving comments on here about Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, not to mention Leo di Caprio and all his model girlfriends, and Michael Sheen and his partner (which I think is a smaller age gap).

God, all so so grim.

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Greenlawnbrownlawn · Today 17:06

Missmaynard · Today 17:04

Eh? I have made no allegations here, I've simply said, in sum he said some dodgy stuff and I'd like it of he left our TVs too.

It is other posting who are wittering about allegations and assumptions. Quite bizzarre!

Show me the word "allegations" in my post?

Weeelokthen · Today 17:07

You have used the 🙄, internalized misogyny, so I have no opinion on your pointless thread.
Just saying 😁

Redbags · Today 17:07

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 17:05

Stephen Fry didn't date a teen either.

Ok. Which much older women are dating 20 yos?

Gingerkittykat · Today 17:07

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

That's a horrible comment, especially where he insinuates the public are not interested in grooming gangs because they want to protect children but their interest is less pure.

Missmaynard · Today 17:08

Arlanymor · Today 16:05

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.

Are you ok? I never said anything about having allegations. Police? Are you mad? I'm talking about getting a misogynistic sleaze bag off tv.

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Missmaynard · Today 17:08

Gingerkittykat · Today 17:07

That's a horrible comment, especially where he insinuates the public are not interested in grooming gangs because they want to protect children but their interest is less pure.

Yes.

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TheFriendlyPotato · Today 17:09

@Missmaynard please stop. You can destroy innocent people's lives w this nonsense. Cut it out.

Missmaynard · Today 17:09

Greenlawnbrownlawn · Today 17:06

Show me the word "allegations" in my post?

Do you have a point that makes sense?

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SevenYellowHammers · Today 17:10

I’ll always stand corrected but I would imagine it’s because he’s gay and it makes him a target. Like poor Cliff Richard and Paul Gambachini. Fry played predatory men in It’s A Sin and V For Vendetta. Possibly someone has got reality and fiction mixed up. Again.

peppapiggg · Today 17:11

Fuck me what is this, throw any man you dislike to the wolves?! I saw something about David Jason earlier on another site

Greenlawnbrownlawn · Today 17:11

Missmaynard · Today 17:09

Do you have a point that makes sense?

Do you have a point other than " I don't like Stephen Fry", because no-one knows what it is?

Missmaynard · Today 17:11

TheFriendlyPotato · Today 17:09

@Missmaynard please stop. You can destroy innocent people's lives w this nonsense. Cut it out.

What do u mean? No one accusing him of anything, how is he 'innocent; if nothing has been accused? Weird.

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Missmaynard · Today 17:11

Greenlawnbrownlawn · Today 17:11

Do you have a point other than " I don't like Stephen Fry", because no-one knows what it is?

Well you could read my posts. And if you have and you still can't see a point - I can't help you.

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notacooldad · Today 17:12

SF's husband is 30 years younger
My sister is 30 years younger than her DH 💁

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · Today 17:13

Redbags · Today 17:07

Ok. Which much older women are dating 20 yos?

Demi Moore was 40 when she started seeing Ashton Kucher (25). Charlize Theron (51) last year boasted about enjoying fucking guys in their mid-20s. I need to check Madonna but pretty sure she had a 30-year age gap relationship.

RedTagAlan · Today 17:13

Missmaynard · Today 17:08

Are you ok? I never said anything about having allegations. Police? Are you mad? I'm talking about getting a misogynistic sleaze bag off tv.

Why don't you just switch off your telly ?

Or change channels even. Because you are basically dong cancel culture here for you own reasons, whatever they are.

Missmaynard · Today 17:14

SevenYellowHammers · Today 17:10

I’ll always stand corrected but I would imagine it’s because he’s gay and it makes him a target. Like poor Cliff Richard and Paul Gambachini. Fry played predatory men in It’s A Sin and V For Vendetta. Possibly someone has got reality and fiction mixed up. Again.

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You're projecting.

Do you think this is ok?

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

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

Julie Bindel profile picture

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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SwampM0nster · Today 17:36

Wow. This is how the actual witch hunts happened. People like OP

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