News about Rolf Harris

The BBC 2 presenter has filed a libel claim at the High Court against the former Manchester City player. Mr Vine, 58, says after he was called the term on X, millions of people have read the post which accused him of having a 'sexual interest in children'. Lawyers for the journalist told the High Court their client is bringing defamation and harassment claims against the former Bristol Rovers manager. Mr Barton, 41, used the term 'nonce' to describe Mr Vine in posts on X in January, and refers to notorious paedophiles including Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile. He also refers to Phillip Schofield, the former TV presenter whose career collapsed when it was revealed he was having an affair with a younger male employee.

The new Fawlty Towers play is a triumph, according to the Mail's Jan Moir. But it got me wondering whether the original TV show would ever get made by the BBC today. And if it did, would it go something like this?

Examples of predators living a 'double life' are far from unusual, according to criminologists, charities, and children's rights researchers, with some using their position in society to ridicule accusers. Richard Burrows, who is accused of assaulting children at a children's home in Cheshire, is shown on the left. Julie Morris, Tom Ivey, Barry Hudson-Muscroft, and Warren Wild are also on the right, clockwise from top left.

After BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine's accusing him of a "bike nonce" on social media, Joey Barton has launched a fundraising campaign. After Barton's posts compared Vine to paedophiles like Rolf Harris, Vine reportedly filed a defamation lawsuit last week. Barton wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Vine's court action 'could possibly cost me up to £500k'.

It comes after Eni Aluko announced that she was taking legal action against Barton as a result of a 'defamatory' social media post about her family. Barton has been widely chastised, even by Rishi Sunak, for his online attacks on female pundits, as well as calling out the names of serial killers Fred and Rose West.

Rolf Harris' family (left with his wife) will close one of his companies and receive a £1.2 million cash windfall. Jenny Harris (right) has left the company that has inherited the success from Harris' time as a children's TV presenter and artist. RHE Investments' windfall includes £700,000 in cash and a £127,474 tax refund, as well as a £400,000 from another fund. Jenny Harris, who defended Harris while dealing with indecent assault charges, left the business and signed the Declaration of Solvency from Sydney, Australia, where she lives. (Inset: The Thames side home of Rolf Harris in Bray, Berkshire, England)

Karen Gardiner's shocking witness testimony opened the way in which the Australian-born presenter had gone from being a childhood favorite to stripping away her sense of autonomy. Harris was not found guilty of assaulting her aged 16 on suspicion that he had assaulted her aged 16. She told the show that she had started supporting his other victims. And viewers of the ITV documentary have been furious that the TV host, who died earlier this year, was only jailed for three years for his crimes.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has come under fire after it was revealed that it has already invested over £50,000 to rebuild a controversial statue by paedophile sculptor Eric Gill, which activists argue should be deleted instead. In deciding to carry out the costly repairs to the monument, Bosses at the company have been accused of 'astonishing moral turpitude.' Protesters have attacked Prospero and Ariel, which are on display outside the BBC's London headquarters, twice in the last two years. According to sexual harassment organisations, the BBC should ban Ariel from the statue, which depicts him as a naked child, after Gill, who wrote about abusing his daughters in his diaries. The true cost of the repair job is likely to go much beyond the £48,000 figure because this only covers the earlier phase of the project, with a second phase following.

Rolf Harris' daughter has renamed her in an attempt to distance herself from the disgraced entertainer's tumultuous past. The 59-year-old, who was formerly Bindi Harris, has now gone by the name of Ava Reeves as she begins her career as an artist. Following Bindi's disgraced television actor's death earlier this year, Rolf's only child is thought to be a multi-millionaire.

JULIE BURCHILL: Russell Brand's broad brush against him is all too familiar: the wealthy and popular man uses and assaults young people. However, it's the nuance that gives it its levancy and repulsiveness. Two of the most striking features in my opinion are cars, the most common of everyday household items. First, there is the taxi driver who drove 'Alice', a 16-year-old boy, to Brand's home. A man named 'Alice' reminisces about her wellbeing.

RICHARD EDEN: Catherine was polite when the first official royal portrait of Princess of Wales (pictured) was unveiled to the public a decade ago, describing Paul Emsley's efforts as "brilliant, absolutely marvelful." In one case, the commentators were less generous, dismissing it as 'ghastly...rotten... an out-and-out disaster.' "It's only saving grace is that it is not by Rolf Harris," another remarked. Now, I can reveal that the paintings has been consigned to a National Portrait Gallery display (inset), despite the fact that it is the London institution's first solo portrait of our future queen. It can be viewed "by prior appointment in our archives."

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Who the hell do these people think they are? The Commons privileges committee has now accused a democratically elected prime minister who gained an 80-seat majority three and a half years ago, not content with defenestrating him. Those MPs and peers who had the audacity to condemn Hattie Harman's lynch mob protesting Parliament's "integrity" were accused. Jacob Rees-Mogg and others are reported to have attempted to put undue pressure on members of the committee's members and, in turn, have attacked the very legitimacy of parliamentary democracy.

Four years have passed since the ball-tampering case involving Steve Smith and David Warner, but the pair remain England No. 1 in the eyes of England cricket fans, if their treatment at Edgbaston during the first Test was anything to go by. Here's a look at how the Barmy Army tried to put the Aussies off their game, only to see them squeak out one of the best victories in Ashes history.

With his unexpectedly positive tribute to the legacy of late Rolf Harris, a veteran Melbourne radio reporter has made news. Malcolm Stewart's remarks seemed to veer significantly away from the storyline in a stark contrast among media outlets around the world. Disgraced Australian actor Rolf died aged 93 after a fight with neck cancer, according to MailOnline.

Ulrika Jonsson said that Rolf Harris groped her when she was 21 years old. This month, the Australian painter and television star died of neck cancer at the age of 93. Ulrika, a 55-year-old presenter, claims she was sexually assaulted by Rolf while working as a TV-am weather girl in the 1980s.

Lisa Ratcliff, 53, pleaded for the disgraced actor's services for more than a decade and was involved in his defense of him when he was in jail and after his release, arguing that all of the sex charges he was found were miscarriages of justice. Alwen, 91, a jeweller and sculptor, is in a wheelchair and seriously ill as a result of Alzheimer's disease, but the couple, who married in 1958, were together until his death, with Lisa in charge of their carers and taking Rolf to appointments (main photo together). Lisa will also be central to keeping Harris' death a mystery for over a fortnight, allowing his family to mourn and have a private cremation. Ms Ratcliff's fortune will grow from Harris' will and inherit part of his estimated £15 million fortune, according to one insider. Following his demise from grace, the pair are said to have bonded over their love of dogs and her unfamous help. Rolf was known to always reward loyalty during his 60-plus years in the limelight, according to the author: "Rolf was wealthy, but Bindi will want to get everything." However, her father was also generous, and it's likely he'd give Lisa money, art, or possessions as a result of what she did for him.' Ms Ratcliff's certificate officially confirming Harris's death was issued at the Windsor and Maidenhead registry office on Tuesday morning by the woman's name (right on the day) and described as his 'runaround girl' for many years.

Alwen Harris, 91, was unaware that her husband, disgraced paedophile Rolf Harris, died at their Berkshire home earlier this month after succumbing to neck cancer at the age of 93. Harris is said to have advised his daughter to 'look after your mother' when he spoke with a feeding tube in the days leading up to his death on May 10. Alwen is believed to be still living in their £7 million mansion in Bray, Berkshire. She is currently in 24 hour nursing care.

Rolf Harris' dying words to his daughter will be revealed, a fortnight after the former TV actor unethically lost his fight with neck cancer. Harris advised his daughter Bindi (pictured above) to look after her mother Alwen, who is in need of 24-hour nursing care as she enters Alzheimer's later stages. Alwen, 91, was married to Rolf Harris for 65 years and has always stood by his side.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Since sexual predator Rolf Harris was jailed, he wrote to a senior member of the late queen's household expressing his innocence, arguing that his appeal against conviction (which was later dismissed) would result in his immediate release and implying that it would be inappropriate for his honours to be withdrawn, which would result in his immediate release and implying that it would be irreversibly impaired. He requested that the Queen, who had commissioned the artist in 2005, be appraised of his letter. At the time, she was in Balmoral. It was one of the rare letters at the Palace that never received a reply.

Even after Rolf Harris' death, one of his victims could sue his £15 million estate for losses, according to the lawsuit. According to the Mirror, the woman, who claims she was assaulted by the paedophile at an adventure camp in Australia when she was ten years old and in foster care in 1982, is considering taking court action. This week, it was revealed that the perpetrator died at the age of 93 from neck cancer and old age at his riverside mansion in Bray, Berkshire, six years after being released from jail for child sex offenses. On hearing the news, Dr Lin Berwick, one of his victims, who accused him of assaulting her when she was 27 years old, yelled 'Yippee, thank God.' However, some are still seeking closure, while others are attempting to sue for damages against the deceased predator's estate, which includes the £5 million house where his ill wife Alwen still lives.

Here are Rolf Harris' last portraits and the loyal wife (left) who stayed by his side after the disgraced TV entertainer was jailed for assaulting teenage girls in 2014 (pictured leaving Southwark Crown Court in 2017, top right). Harris, a 93-year-old man, is seen smiling with his wife Alwen as the couple of 65 years pose for the professional-style pictures. Alwen, 91, who was fiercely loyal to Harris but refused to believe he was evil, has Alzheimer's disease and uses a wheelchair. Alwen grew up in Wales and is known for her eccentric choices, including her style of clothing and including her poodle Puggy as a bridesmaid at their wedding (middle inset). Bindi, the bottom-right) who had one child with a family friend, had 'nothing to say' about her sex criminal father, who had 'nothing to say' about her sex offender father for years,' according to a family friend.

During a 1996 interview on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast, the British broadcaster, 61, said the convicted sex attacker assaulted her. Harris, who died of neck cancer at the age of 93, pulled up her skirt and reached her knickers during a segment called 'On the Bed.' We crammeted into the little tiny bedroom where The Big Breakfast bed was located in a true lock keeper's cottage,' she told Talking TV Drivetime:

After the death of Rolf Harris (left) at the age of 93, victims have spoken out about the abuse they suffered at the hands of the Australian sex offender. The disgraced TV actor died of neck cancer and old age earlier this month after being released from prison in their £5 million riverside home in Bray, Berkshire, as a near-recluse couple. The abuser's death on May 10 and his subsequent secrecy were announced on Tuesday after it was confirmed with Windsor and Maidenhead Council, bringing closure to some of his victims. Dr Lin Berwick (bottom right), who accused him of attacking her when she was 27 years old, yelled 'Yippee, thank God,' as BBC radio host Karen Gardner (top right) pointed to a statement in which she referred to him as 'evil.' Vanessa Feltz, a broadcaster, recalled how she was assaulted by the entertainer live on national television and meters away from his wife when he appeared on The Big Breakfast with her (inset top).

Melissa Hoyer has shared her traumatic experience with late paedophile entertainer Rolf Harris' death after his death was announced on Tuesday. When he ordered the disgraced Australian actress to go back to his hotel room in the 1990s, the TV actress revealed she was interviewing her. 'More #RolfHarris stories will pop up on Twitter: recall talking with him early in the 90s and asking me to his room at Sydney's Intercon hotel will be shared on Twitter.'