to hope Imogen sues?

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www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1389599/Imogen-Thomas-threatens-sue-footballer-blackmail-claims.html

No time for her or him other than the entertainment it has provided. But, I'd like to see her turn the tables on him and sue his pants off - AIBU?

IF shes selling the story and we are to believe a man who cheats on his wife.

Whilst I don't agree with extra-marital affairs, I do get so fed up of opinions of the OW. The "greatest footballer of his generation" knew he was married didn't he, or was he so blinded by Imogen's beauty he forgot ?

Seems to me that he conveniently forgot about his wife and children when he was involved with "nasty" Imogen.....and only took out the injunction to protect his wife and children, friends and family. Did it not occur to him to think of them before and during, not after ?

Also what really p*** me off is, he had no trouble parading his wife and children about to record his "wonderful" career and wins this weekend.

I actually used to quite like this guy, seemed different and a "family man", unlike most of his colleagues. He deserves every bit of mockery he is getting ATM, he has behaved disgracefully. If it had been a story in the papers, "OOh, shock, footballer cheats on his wife" we would all have said, "ahhh, thought he was a good guy, but he's a footballer, what else did we expect" and would have forgotten about it in a few days. I hope that the injunction is lifted, if only to prove to these overpaid rich idiots, be it footballers or whomever, that they are not any more special or precious than a member of the "general" public.

cassierosseMon 23-May-11 16:18:13

Whilst I don't agree with extra-marital affairs, I do get so fed up of opinions of the OW. The "greatest footballer of his generation" knew he was married didn't he, or was he so blinded by Imogen's beauty he forgot ?

Seems to me that he conveniently forgot about his wife and children when he was involved with "nasty" Imogen.....and only took out the injunction to protect his wife and children, friends and family. Did it not occur to him to think of them before and during, not after ?

Also what really p* me off is, he had no trouble parading his wife and children about to record his "wonderful" career and wins this weekend.

yep!

I meant by the very process of "gagging him", his name comes out not hers! (obviously she doesnt need to gagg him, that wasnt my point really.) But of course she would need the money, good revenge though!!!

I think there should be a privacy law rather than such matters being dealt with by injunctive relief as it does lead to more disparity between rich and poor. Generally I don't have a problem with 'judge made law' though, that's just part of our legal system and acts as check on politicans' powers. I think the judges have done their best in applying the current law, I would guess the main purpose of the injunction in the footballer case was the protect the wife and family from further harm rather from them knowing altogether.

I don't see why it is in the public interest to hear celebrity tittle tattle. Other superinjunctions sounds a little more questionable but we don't know the facts and the papers are only getting on their high horses about it because their sales are affected, not because they want to defend free speech.

That said if any individuals get sued over repeating his name I think he is being a massive twat about it.

I've always thought he was a bit slimy. Don't know why.

Why assume that his wife is hurt by this? Maybe she knew about it, maybe they have an open relationship, maybe she's forgiven him. Who knows? The point is it should be private.

Amatuerish - your argument re the alleged 'blackmail' doesn't hold true I'm afraid. She has, herself, said on television that as yet she has not made any statement to the court regarding her conduct - either before, during or after. What she HAS said, is that she DID NOT, at any point, blackmail this 'man'. She has disputed a number of 'statements' that he, or his lawyers have made on his behalf - ie, that their 'relationship' was not only conducted over 3 dates but was in fact a 6 month affair during which he told her that he loved her, and she him. I'm not sure that even Imogen is stupid enough to make those statements on national television given the furore over the whole thing.

It is disgusting that he has the money to buy silence and that our judical system allows this; but more importantly, that not only does it allow him to 'buy' anonymity, but that it also allows him to not protect her through his action. He HAS fed her to the wolves - he and his legal team are trying to discredit anything and everything about her in their panic that they cannot stop the gossip. She had an affair with him and that is wrong - she has admitted that. But HE was the one in a relationship, who had taken a vow of marriage, and who has broken that vow and betrayed his family through his actions. How dare he not face the consequences of his actions, and yet force her to face hers, alone? He is a shitty, nasty little twat who enjoyed the risk of the affair while it was out of the press.

I feel nothing for Imogen personally, but I think we are on VERY dangerous ground as women if this case is allowed to persist and powerful men are allowed to behave in this manner. It's not just him - it's all the shits who enjoy the trappings of fame and public life and then call for private lives when the shit hits the fan.

They were both in the wrong initially, in different ways, but both wrong. But the way he has chosen to treat her is worse than a prostitute. This whole process is full of pure misogyny. He fucking deserves his career to end in this dirty, mucky way and for this to be what people remember of him because HE made the choices that led to this point. I can't fathom how anyone, especially a woman, can support the the little wanker.

I honestly think I wouldn't have thought too badly of Ryan Giggs (yes we can safely say his name now, it's been said in Parliament this afternoon!) for having an affair or at least thought he was a complete star on the pitch with a slightly questionable private life...but all this secrecy and talk of suing individual Twitter users has lowered him in my estimation.

Yes, I'd spend 50 grand on stopping my wife from finding out something she already knows

For the poster who mentioned IT having a career path, I'm just imagining the careers advisor at our school.......

Well Imogen any ideas ?

No ? Well you're very pretty, photogenic too, have you thought of making a living from modelling ? Oh, you have, and being a WAG too, well I'm all for my students aiming for the top in whatever career they choose. Let's see what qualifications you need, I'm sure I have a leaflet here somewhere or we could google it. Here it is, WAG wannabe - exam qualifications required = absolutely none but good figure and pretty face essential !

IMHO it's not a career, it's cashing in on your looks for as long as you can. Calling it a career choice insults people who work hard at school and get what qualifications they can in an attempt to enter the world of work in a some what more respectable field in order to earn a living to support themselves.

IT may earn some money from modelling but she's not Naomi Campbell or Kate Moss is she ? She didn't win BB but has traded on the fame leg-up it gave her in conjunction with being a former beauty queen and now a model.

IMHO she is one of those young women who aspire to a lifestyle in excess of that funded by their own ability to apply themselves/their willingness to work at an unglamorous career and they will flit from one celeb/footballer to another until they secure a proposal and become financially taken care of through marriage then get pregnant and have a baby fairly quickly to ensure child support/maintenance is payable if the marriage breaks down.

This may be my opinion of women like IT but I would never use the word whore.

Prostitution is far from glamorous, IMHO prostitutes really earn their money in a way that I very much doubt WAG wannabes would be prepared to.

"I feel nothing for Imogen personally, but I think we are on VERY dangerous ground as women if this case is allowed to persist and powerful men are allowed to behave in this manner. It's not just him - it's all the shits who enjoy the trappings of fame and public life and then call for private lives when the shit hits the fan.

They were both in the wrong initially, in different ways, but both wrong. But the way he has chosen to treat her is worse than a prostitute. This whole process is full of pure misogyny. He fucking deserves his career to end in this dirty, mucky way and for this to be what people remember of him because HE made the choices that led to this point. I can't fathom how anyone, especially a woman, can support the the little wanker."

I agree with a lot of your post TheFantasticFixit, but at the same time I also don't think people should sleep with someone famous so they can sell a kiss and tell story to the tabloids. Not saying this happened in the current case but it does happen A LOT. A lot more often than the famous person trying to keep it quiet.

TheFantasticFixit whether or not it holds true to you, all we have at the moment is one person's word against another.

The injunction was meant to be temporary until both parties had their day in court and the evidence of each side weighed by a judge.

This has got nothing to do with sexual politics.

What is all this with kiss and tell ? If the dirty buggers kept it in their trousers to begin with, there would be nothing to tell.

She didn't do a kiss and tell. There is no evidence to suggest she was. All of this about her arranging a hotel meeting to extort cash from him is spin from "his people".

Eugh. Eugh eugh eugh. How can his wife even look at the haggard, old fucker, never mind touch him?

Thanks Bupcakes

Insomnia - Firstly, Imogen has repeatedly stated that she has no idea how the Sun got hold of the story and has categorically denied that it has come from her. The Sun themselves printed a peice to deny her involvement with their story.

On the point of kiss and tells - yes, it is a dirty, mucky world that we live in whereby sex sells to the highest bidding tabloid. However, those who live in the public eye enjoy enormous perks for doing so. The price to pay is that the public therefore carry an interest in you and your actions and without them doing so you would most likely be unable to live the life you do. Is it so bloody hard for footballers to keep their egos and penises in check? They are the ones who are risking the story - they KNOW that the price of their fame is a kiss and tell - whether right or wrong. But they CHOOSE to go ahead and stick their dick whereever they fancy, without first considering the consequences. One of those consequences, amongst many others, could be a kiss and tell. I don't think it right that women, or men, should be given a platform to sell a story like that, and I would not do it personally. But I think you are on a sticky wicket to argue that the morals of someone selling a story to the press are lower than the morals of someone prepared to risk the health and trust of their family by breaking their vows.

Well, Imogen won't get her "day in court" will she? All thanks to greaseball Giggs and his wallet.

Fantastic :

"is it so hard for footballers to keep their egos and penises in check"

My sentiments exactly.

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I think their both twats and his wife should sue them both!!!!!!!
Or maybe chop his dick off and post it to Imogen....maybe use his balls as earrings???? Theres so many options...I have no sympathy for Imogen or him..they both knew what they were doing!!!!!!!

Of course he is having to face the consequences of his actions, superinjunction or not everyone knows who he is and we don't know that he didn't take out the injunction solely based on the fact of saving his wife the embarrasment of cameras following her every move when the story first broke. (look at colleen rooney and john terrys wife they were hounded when the stories broke).
They were both morally wrong him for being an arse to his wife and family and betraying them and her for making herself available to a married man, its a shame she doesn't have more respect for herself she wouldn't have found herself in this position or were the £ signs just too loud for her to ignore.
As for the "parading" his family around the pitch then that is his wives business as well she allowed it, heck she may even have wanted to show everyone they are dealing with it and are staying together as hard as it is for some people to stomach it is the wfes choice.