Hangdogroad wrote: » Dunno if she's already been mentioned, Shauna Lowry. Used to present Bon Voyage among other things. Went to the BBC I think.
George White wrote: » She was Rolf Harris' assistant too, wasn't she? Hate to admit but I kind of miss the old Aussie perv on telly. He was a great entertainer. But so was Michael Jackson.
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » We know Rolf Harris was guilty. But that Leaving Neverland documentary has already been disputed.
skooterblue2 wrote: » I know this is going to sound naive but I couldnt believe that Rolf Harris was like that. I think that people surrounding Jackson replaced money with offering sound judgement. If you are a grown man and you feel the need to sleep with children, you should be advised of the consequences by lawyers or more likely you are someone with pedophillic tendencies.
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » I personally, from research and so on, don't believer the Jackson allegations. Even saw some folks who work with abused children (and adults) who say these guys stories don't add up. Nor do their behaviours. We know that Jackson had a very, very troubled and traumatic childhood. Stuff that would completely screw up your psychology. The absence of a childhood and many other things didn't help. (From what I've read up on, his father was an absolute b**tard, to say the least). So JAckson spent the rest of his days trying to recapture that lost childhood. Hanging out with children, having sleepovers-things that most of us take for granted as kids, he tried to reenact as an adult. But did he abuse children? I don't believe he did.
MOR316 wrote: » Big difference though...Rolf is guilty, Jackson's "guilt" is very much up in the air. I used to think he was guilty but, spent a long time researching it (Best part of a year) Come to the conclusion that, in my opinion, he's not guilty at all. He was just seriously damaged, emotionally and psychology. A "friend" of his recorded phone conversations with him from 1991 and they're posted on YT. You get a good sense of his troubles from them. Leaving Neverland is nothing but a cash grab. I watched it twice and I can't believe the amount of lies and edits in it. Not talking about abuse but, actual straight up lies. Over 70 of them! The director telling people in interviews he coached them on what to say and how to speak and how the subject "turns him on" :rolleyes: In my research, I discovered he tried to open the property to the public, on two occasions, first when he moved in and again in the 90s but, it was blocked by the state for some reason The guy was around thousands of kids and out of all of them, 4 people have said, "Yeah, he touched me. Give me money" I'm not defending him at all for some of his behaviours. I disagree with a lot of it but, he was clearly in need of help. None of us know what it must be like as a 9 year old kid to go and sing in strip clubs to put food on the table for your family. None of us know what it's like as a child to be in bedrooms with our brothers as they slip someone the pipe, night after night. None of us know as a child what it's like to be so scared of your father that you sleep in bed with other men and women. He was a good looking guy up until the start of the 90s but, he continued to **** up his nose because his family bullied him over having a big nose for years. He had a skin condition and then went way overboard trying to cover it up. Either he read the world like a novel and fooled everyone on the planet, which makes him the smartest man that ever existed, with the biggest set of balls, ever! Or, he was just a troubled individual, whose heart was in the right place but, his head was no where near the place it should have been Sad... Slash summed it up perfectly, in my opinion, recently in an interview. He was asked about Jackson and he said he didn't believe any of it and he said, from being around him as often as he was, he was happy on stage, he was happy making music, he was happy when he was around kids but, he looked like someone who wanted to kill himself when he was around managers and people from his entourage. He said Michael knew he was surrounded by yes men and people just using him for money and it was destroying him but, he never done anything about it. As I said, it's sad Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion and what I posted above is just mine. Each to their own
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » Same, I did my research. Whole tracts of information was ignored by the 'filmmakers'... (including that one of the guys dated Jackson's niece, who was introduced to them by Jackson.). Also, can one really claim Jackson was smart enough to coach children to dupe FBI interrogators?
Piehead wrote: » Didn’t realise Jackson was Irish ?
skooterblue2 wrote: » Wasnt he looking to buy an Irish castle and probably get an Irish Passport (on sale for £1,000,000) back in the day? I am sure his Grandmother could have been Irish for the Irish Government if it suited their agenda.
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » USed to hang out at Eugene Lambert's too (the creator/ owner of Lamberts puppets, famous for the likes of Judge the dog). I know Eugene has sadly passed on, but is the Lambert's theatre still a thing? I know they closed down their old place, but is it in a new place, or is it a museum now?
Hangdogroad wrote: » What became of newsreader Susan Byrne? Had quite the thing for her, would win over Sharon Ni for me in the sex appeal department.
Brock Turnpike wrote: » What's the story with the getup Sharon wears? It seems to be some cult-like like clothing.
banoffe2 wrote: » cant place her, any pics of Susan Byrne, what channel was she on
skooterblue2 wrote: » No, just STOP, that was uncalled for! I didnt know who he was before I looked him up. People dont look it up, you cannot unsee, a horror on the eyes and a cringe upon the soul. Portrays himself as a ladies man, pictured with Daniel ODonnell? Closet boy!
justwhatithink wrote: » I was at a hen party a few years back and there was a stripper....Guess who :eek:
Piehead wrote: » Who as not referenced in the post you quoted.......
MOR316 wrote: » Curly black haired?
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » Click the blue arrow near the post you're quoting, it takes you to the post and person they're referencing.
Pawwed Rig wrote: » Not on the touch site it doesn't
Water John wrote: » Is it too early to put Phil Hogan on this thread?
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » He's Teflon... I hope to be proven wrong, but I can't see him being ousted. Edit: Well I'll be... looks like the teflon wore off.
Water John wrote: » skooter, check the news, please.https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/phil-hogan-has-resigned-as-eu-trade-commissioner-1015109.html
freshpopcorn wrote: » Rumor has it he has signed a deal with George Foreman and he's going to be doing online cookery classes!
