Phillip Schofield steps down from ITV after affair with "much younger male"

Exactly. This is far from black and white. It’s not some random stranger you’re aware of. Folks posting here in such black and white terms in order to vilify PS; they know damn well that the situation/predicament he was in regarding his brother was far from black and white/straightforward as regards how to respond.

Most people wouldn’t shop in their family members, but they are quick to proclaim otherwise online.

I assume OK cannot put him on the cover without consent

Why?

The picture is from the BBC interview.

May need permission from them if it is copyrighted.

The usual nonsense from you. He didn't report his brother when he first told him about the encounter. I'd look at Phil disowning him after the guilty verdict as trying to save his own reputation.

But you spin that however you like. 🤷‍♀️🙄🤭

I honestly think all of your surmising and opinions in this thread are really prurient, warped, disturbing and judgemental.

You make all sorts of judgements and PS as if you and only you know everything about his life, what he went through, what his family went through.

None of us know the exact details of what has happened in PSs life but you have judgementally decided with pretty much only your warped opinion that you know all the exact details.

Especially when Phil went on to do the same thing.

if Philip thought it was legal (as it was in his own case as Matthew was above the age of consent) why did he tell his brother to stop?

Answered several times already.

Because he was married and on the verge of killing himself over it.

Do you think Phil gave a witness statement to the crown and incriminated himself? 😕

His brothers whole defence was the victim was over the age of consent.

Again dealt with. Taking one word out of a witness statement is just plain silly. Or "disingenuous" as you repeatedly say yourself.

“If any crime had ever been confessed to me by my brother, I would have acted immediately to protect the victim and their family.”

Jesus Títty Christ.

The statement you are quoting was from him on behalf of the crown, do you think his lawyers would be stupid enough to let him incriminate himself?

I know you are hoping that Phil molested someone or was in some way involved in covering up some sort of sex abuse.

That is beyond weird and certainly not healthy.

I'm giving my opinion on your opinion

And PS wouldn't be the first to keep schtum about a pervert family member to save their career.

The case that comes to mind is Gerry Adams when he was Sinn Fein leader and kept quiet about his younger brother Liam who abused his own daughter Aine for many years, GA never reported it to the police. He also kept quiet about his father, Gerry senior, who abused other members of the family. And he covered up the Maria Cahill abuse case also. Then, his deputy, Marylou said she knew all about the IRA kangaroo courts but there was no cover up of sexual abuse or rape by Sinn Fein. Sick creeps.

An adult consensual affair is legal even if it is frowned on by many as morally wrong. Affairs happen all the time, people get hurt, there is fallout, but adults cope.

Then there is the other stuff, well, thats in a whole different league and rightly sickens and shocks people. Anyone covering that up should be guilt-ridden and hang their heads in shame.

They only defend him because he's gay.

Yes, I believe you are correct. Always the same people shielding the indefensible and ignoring, or downplaying facts.