The BBC presenter allegedly caught up in a sex scandal has been named as Huw Edwards. The Sun newspaper has come under heavy criticism for ‘breaking’ the story, but a clip from political comedy, The Thick of It, seems to have predicted it years ago.
Was it was just a bizarre coincidence? Only the writers will know.
Edwards’ wife Vicky Flind named him as the BBC presenter suspended after allegations he paid for sexually explicit images.
Various other presenters had to come out and defend themselves from the rumours.
Rylan tweeted this for example…
Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine tweeted: “I’m starting to think the BBC Presenter involved in the scandal should now come forward publicly. These new allegations will result in yet more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues of his. And the BBC, which I’m sure he loves, is on its knees with this. But it is his decision and his alone.”
Mental health
Edwards’ wife said her husband was “suffering from serious mental health issues” and is currently “receiving inpatient hospital care, where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future”.
Flind, who has five children with Edwards, said in a statement: “In light of the recent reporting regarding the ‘BBC presenter’ I am making this statement on behalf of my husband, Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family. I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental wellbeing and to protect our children.
Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years. The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters, he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving inpatient hospital care, where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future.
“Once well enough to do so, he intends to respond to the stories that have been published. To be clear, Huw was first told that there were allegations being made against him last Thursday.
“In the circumstances and given Huw’s condition I would like to ask that the privacy of my family and everyone else caught up in these upsetting events is respected.
“I know that Huw is deeply sorry that so many colleagues have been impacted by the recent media speculation. We hope this statement will bring that to an end.”
The Sun
The former editor of the Sun, David Yelland, said the newspaper had “inflicted terror” on Edwards and now faced a “crisis”.
Edwards also used his Twitter account to like a tweet suggesting the newspaper could now “face the mother of all libel actions.”
Met Statement
The Met’s statement said: “Detectives from the Met’s specialist crime command have now concluded their assessment and have determined there is no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed.
“In reaching this decision, they have spoken to a number of parties including the BBC and the alleged complainant and the alleged complainant’s family, both via another police force. There is no further police action. As such, the Met has advised the BBC it can continue with its internal investigation.
“We are aware of media reporting of further allegations against the same individual. No specific details or information about these allegations have been passed to us and therefore there is no police action at this time.
“Should evidence of criminality or safeguarding issues be identified at any point we would expect matters to be referred to the relevant police force.”
Huw Edwards The Thick of It
As you can hear in the clip below, the infamous Malcolm Tucker makes reference to Edwards.
Also, the creator of the show, Armando Iannucci tweeted on July 9th: “Oh, by the way, every episode of #TheThickOfIt now back up on @BBCiPlayer.”
Again is it just another coincidence?
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