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

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710174#Comment_120710174

the fact that so many have distanced themselves from Phil even though they all knew about his relationship makes you wonder

Have you citation for your claim that they all knew about it?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120709745#Comment_120709745

So, what is it?

Are you suggesting that the person aged 15 years (thereabouts) was groomed for abuse when he turned 20/21?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710173#Comment_120710173

I didn't link the article "continuously", I posted the article in response to specific queries and have not posted it recently. Your statement was false.

And now, a guilt by association accusation by referencing an entirely different scenario of blackmailing - Schofield did not resign because he was being blackmailed.

You continue in this vein - "most reasonable people". So prejudicial argument. It's not at all clear that his statement had that specific meaning.

Nowhere does this statement reference "family home". So what you are trying to spin as "reasonable" is based on your own embellishments of what was said.

Then he said that he and [the boy] had time together and that last year they had watched porn... and [masturbated]".

"I turned and said, 'What did you just say?' He said it was last year and we were alone together.

"Tim said it was just this once. I told him it should never happen again.

"He then started to tell me about [the boy's] body.

"I said, 'F***, stop'. I shouted at Tim that he had to stop. I didn't want to know any of the details but he made it sound like a one-off.

"I said, 'I don't want you to tell me anymore'. I said, 'You've got to stop, just never do it again. Regardless how that happened it must never happen again'.

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I can't for the life of me see what could possibly be confusing about the statement that most reasonable people would tell him not to do it again.

You'd be the outlier on this not me.

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I think folks were expecting him to ring the cops straight away. When you factor in that it’s his brother, first, and second, nothing illegal had been even eststablished. PS was told the boy was 16

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710331#Comment_120710331

Basically he would be ringing the cops to report his brother for having an affair.

I imagine the cops would have just loved that.

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Holly claims she asked him, photo evidence

Why do you think his media agency dropped him, over just an affair, I don't think so

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And many others too

Penn

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Holly claims she asked him, and he denied it. Philip even said in an interview that if Holly had ever asked him about it, he would have denied it (I think he couldn't remember a particular time she asked him, but that he would have lied about it regardless).

It's just as likely that the agency dropped him because he denied everything about the affair, and then when when it became apparant that he'd lied to them, they dropped him because they couldn't do their job effectively for him. Had he been honest with them, they could have put plans in place, statements, made sure they had looked into it that there was nothing illegal about it etc. Instead he lied to them and it was obvious he was going to get dropped from This Morning (due to a combination of the affair, workplace relations, falling out with Holly, and the revelations about his brother and what Philip may have known about it), at which point why bother keeping him on as a client at all? His career is already dead in the water and not worth the time and effort any more. 12.5% or whatever their part of Philip's TV deals are would still be £0, and would be likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.

You're reading into things what you want to read into things. It doesn't make it so, not without evidence. And "Why do you think...." doesn't constitute evidence.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710420#Comment_120710420

I asked you for citation of your claim that they knew.

You can just be honest and say you made it up and you don't have any.

DaithiMa

Some on here defend Prince Harry to the hilt because of their blind hatred of the Royal Family, which is fair enough.

I don't get the angle for defending Schofield though, is it because Eamon Holmes is attached to GB News?

Rothko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710539#Comment_120710539

It's because he's gay. If he was straight, they'd be lambasting him as hard as anyone else.

Quazzie

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Yes. He met him when he was 12, then over the years PS engineered the scenario that when it was legal he could start a relationship where PS was the one with the power. He claims created and worked on this relationship long before it officially started and long before the other party turned 18.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710642#Comment_120710642

You'd want to be some Helen for getting your knickers in a twist over some celeb having a fling with a 20/21 woman.

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And then decided to wait until the person was 20… hmm, grooming my arse!!!!

the man involved was as adult aged 20/21 who knew exactly what he was doing and knew exactly what he wanted.

with your logic there’d be a Sh1t load a “groomers” in the population.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710699#Comment_120710699

It was 'Karen' earlier in the thread. Now it is 'Helen'. Strange how it is always female names you deploy like this... seems like an avenue for misogyny.

If it was just a 'fling' why did he resign??? You continually run away with this salient point.

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Okay then Ned.

If it was just a 'fling' why did he resign??? You continually run away with this salient point.

It has been explained several times why he resigned, he actually gave the interview stating why.

🤷‍♀️

Quazzie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710712#Comment_120710712

Do you think the country is full of men who befriend kids with the intention of one day sleeping with them? That's a fairly warped way of thinking.

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No. But plenty men above the age consent have known people below the age (17 in Ireland) and have them had intimate relations with them legally. You’re simply looking too deep here.Focusing on the age difference.

You have no evidence at all of “grooming” in relation to PS and this now, adult man. That’s the warped bit!!

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Who were old enough to be the other partys parent?

Who then were instrumental in getting the younger party hired into a role where they would be working closely together?

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Like I said. Overly focusing on age gap (which I fully understand). No evidence that PS groomed this person. The man himself has said nothing. It’s a mob desperately wanting this to be as seedy as possible. Nothing more.

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Not just age gap but profile / power / position - that Schofield was his 'patron'.

I dont know if there was grooming but even without that it is seedy enough to sink a career.

reclose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710888#Comment_120710888

What is your stance at this point. What is your exact problem with Schofield and what outcome will satisfy you?

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There is photos circulating of Holly with Phil and <snip>, I believe one is from outside NTAs where Phil and <snip> were fighting and he is asking Holly to intervene

Also other celebs have come out saying Holly and ITV and This Morning all knew of the relationship that it wasn't a secret and the "coming out extravaganza" was a staged sham

For Example

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/james-haskell-slams-holly-willoughbys-30176366

It is not just one person coming out against Phil, Holly, the show and ITV

lbunnae

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120711001#Comment_120711001

Think he thinks it's a common way people 55 yr old plus meet their romantic interests.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120711081#Comment_120711081

I think he knew more re: his brother than he lets on.

I think he abused his position and is culpable of sexual misconduct.

Outcome -> His media career over or at least no involvement in hiring or assigning. No involvement with these juvenile art or drama groups.

More than that we will see what this ITV investigation uncovers wrt the misconduct or toxic culture at This Morning.

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No there isn't.

I have no idea who that lad is but shouting "Everyone Knew" after the fact isn't really evidence is it?