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To think: Shame on Tom Jones!

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Trumpdump · 03/06/2018 11:13

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5798889/Tom-Jones-secret-son-New-Jersey-busker-Jonathan-Berkery-29.html

Yes, Daily Fail link... But I am currently happy to give them clicks for various reasons.

Anyway, Tom Jones has a son whom he has never seen and apparently wants nothing to do with...

"Sir Tom denied he was Jon's father until it was proved by a court-ordered paternity test in 1989, and the singer agreed to pay £1,700 a month maintenance for his upkeep until his 18th birthday."

"Sir Tom only acknowledged Jon's existence in 2008, saying: 'It wasn't something I planned. I was tricked. I fell for the seduction.'"

What a piece of shit he is!

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MissusGeneHunt · 03/06/2018 12:09

I should just qualify I think he's a grade A nob for saying this, BTW.

sue51 · 03/06/2018 12:09

Tricking men. For fucks sake.

AlonsoTigerHeart · 03/06/2018 12:11

It's not unusual.....

Well played

PrincessCuntsuelaVaginaHammock · 03/06/2018 12:12

He also appears to be claiming that he was seduced, rather than suggesting any condom interference.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 03/06/2018 12:13

But Tom Jones has always been a notorious womaniser. He is bound to have more kids. And we shouldn't really know the details, not for his sake, but for theirs.

If they want to give up their anonymty, fair enough, but until then...

Sadly he isn't the only one and the excuses don't get any better with time!

DragonMummy1418 · 03/06/2018 12:16

Don't want a baby?
Put a condom on. End of.

MidnightAura · 03/06/2018 12:16

What an asshole.
He's not the only one though, look at Liam Gallagher amd Jack P Shepherd.

ADishBestEatenCold · 03/06/2018 12:18

"Women do trick men into being father’s, I’ve actually seen it advised on here."

How would that happen, Skarossinkplunger, if the men were taking absolute responsibility for their own contraception? Even to the extent of providing their own condom, and always putting it on themselves (especially if they do not know and trust their sexual partner well enough to be sure that contraception wouldn't be sabotaged though that begs the question why they are having sex with that person at all ).

I believe that in such circumstances, these men generally do not take absolute responsibility for their own contraception.

diddl · 03/06/2018 12:19

Couple have unprotected sex, baby results, cm paid by father who has no interest in said baby.

Sadly, it's all too common I would think.

NotAnotherNoughtiesTune · 03/06/2018 12:21

Am I the only one surprised the CM only advises him to pay that amount considering his payroll?

shinycat · 03/06/2018 12:22

If all of this is true, I am disgusted with him.

I thought he was OK too.

bringbacksideburns · 03/06/2018 12:22

He's well known for being a massive womanizer.

Which is why all the articles about his long standing marriage to his childhood sweetheart always made me Hmm

She knew about it and tolerated it . Much like Coleen Rooney does now.

IwankaTramp · 03/06/2018 12:24

Don’t want a baby?

Don’t screw around when you are married. Selfish shit of a man.

Blizzardagain · 03/06/2018 12:24

I would think this is very common in the celeb world. Look at Liv Tyler

surferjet · 03/06/2018 12:24

He's a shit. He treated his wife like dirt throughout their entire marriage

I wonder why she stayed?

shinycat · 03/06/2018 12:24

On another note, I cannot get my head round any parent the father or mother,) wanting NOTHING to do with their OWN CHILD.

Even if the relationship broke down with the mother of the child (or there was not much of one to begin with!) why would you not want some contact with your child, and to give them help or support if they need it?

How do they sleep at night? Confused

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 03/06/2018 12:24

Tom jones is a womaniser
And
In other news
Earth is round
Pope is catholic
Bears shit...

gillybeanz · 03/06/2018 12:25

This isn't news, his wife talked about how he put it around, she knew about it.
She was happy to go along with it as she said she had a good life, he had women all over the place.

TerfsUp · 03/06/2018 12:25

He treated his wife like dirt throughout their entire marriage

If she felt that way, she was free to file for divorce at any time.

Samcro · 03/06/2018 12:27

doesn't it take 2 to make a baby?
whilst TJ is a well known womaniser. unless it was forced the mother didn't have to have sex with him surely.

user546425732 · 03/06/2018 12:27

Liam G is certainly coming across as a bit of a fool the way he refers to her as 'a girl'. She's a 20 year old woman for starters and it wouldn't kill her to call her his daughter

As for Tom Jones, well I hope his son is a better man than his father. I can't imagine it'll be that difficult.

surferjet · 03/06/2018 12:27

Yeah, she could have left at anytime, she knew all about him & other women - I guess she loved the money & lifestyle he provided, which makes her as bad as him.

diddl · 03/06/2018 12:27

"wanting NOTHING to do with their OWN CHILD."

That's awful to me also.

Good thing his mother didn't feel the same way after he was born!

What was she thinking though-unprotected sex with a married sleazebag?

Sametimesameplace · 03/06/2018 12:29

I wondered why he acted so devastated when his wife died as he didn’t seem very loyal to her when she was alive.

The poor woman lived like a recluse.

AnnieAnoniMouser · 03/06/2018 12:30

Maybe he said ‘Just help yourself...’. It’s not unusual. Maybe he thought ‘She’s a lady’? Or as a popular singer you ‘Do what you gotta do’ whilst you ‘Pledge your love’ and ‘Promise her anything’...

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