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Tim Westwood

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menaredis · 26/04/2022 13:55

Being accused of abusing his power over a number of years against black women.

He was an old man compared the the ages of some the accusers.

Apparently rumours have circulated for some time but this has come out due to a documentary.

No doubt there will be others that also allege this wrongdoing.

Disappointed to see yet another story of a man with a bit of power using it for his own gain.

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LidlMissSunshine · 27/04/2022 12:50

ZeroCaffeine · 27/04/2022 00:57

So you saw him and knew he was up to something dodgy? Who did you report it to?

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I spoke to one of the journalists who helped break this story. I first spoke to them years ago. That's how I know it's been years in the making.

LidlMissSunshine · 27/04/2022 12:57

pedropony76 · 27/04/2022 08:56

So you saw him and knew he was up to something dodgy? Who did you report it to?

Who are you meant to report it too? @ZeroCaffeine I remember one time when Tim Westwood AND his team were taking names of girls, what year uni they were in, their halls of residence and their mobile number. They always preferred girls who were in first year. Who exactly were we meant to report that too? Even when you’d be in the rave and he’d try touching you, kissing you, you just brushed it off but made a mental note to not be around him. He’s sooo creepy and definitely loves uni’s in the midlands for a specific reason

Exactly.

The problems the journalists had was the same problem that the onlookers wanting to report it (like me) had: what can you say? "Please officer, I saw a really famous DJ with a 17 year old girl in his studio and then they got in his Lambourghini and drove off". What are the police going to do?

It's the same with the headlines: 'Famous DJ has young girlfriends'. No shit.

It's taken his whole career up until now for anyone to be able to prove the illegality of it.

Nogreenfingers83 · 27/04/2022 13:08

IcedPurple · 27/04/2022 12:16

Bill Murray and now him.

So many famous men are complete sleazes.

Kind of raises the unsettling question as to how many 'ordinary' men would be the same if they thought they were powerful enough to get away with it.

Bill Murray?? Really?

Did you mean Bill Cosby?

Nogreenfingers83 · 27/04/2022 13:10

Oh no, @IcedPurple I just saw those headlines. Gutted about Bill Murray!! I always liked him. FFS, these men.

SamphirethePogoingStickerist · 27/04/2022 13:41

Bill Grumpy Fucker Murray?

I knew he was supposed to be a tad feisty, but sleazy?

userxx · 27/04/2022 19:36

SamphirethePogoingStickerist · 27/04/2022 13:41

Bill Grumpy Fucker Murray?

I knew he was supposed to be a tad feisty, but sleazy?

I'm sure this cropped up about 20 years ago, something wasn't right back then.

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