{"id":117719,"date":"2021-03-19T21:59:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T21:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=117719"},"modified":"2021-03-19T21:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T21:59:49","slug":"join-fight-to-end-violence-against-women-but-dont-lose-sight-of-sarah-everard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/join-fight-to-end-violence-against-women-but-dont-lose-sight-of-sarah-everard\/","title":{"rendered":"Join fight to end violence against women but don\u2019t lose sight of Sarah Everard"},"content":{"rendered":"
WHEN a horrifying moment in time becomes symbolic in the call for change there is a danger you lose sight of the actual person who was the catalyst for that fight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n That\u2019s why, in all of the on-air discussions about the appalling murder of Sarah Everard this week, I have been very careful to bring it back to the unimaginable loss suffered by her family and friends.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She was clearly a much-loved and thoroughly kind, funny and decent young woman but her family have been distressed at the way their daughter has been politicised.<\/p>\n One of Sarah\u2019s best friends wrote a heartbreaking article that reduced me to tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n Helen Edwards mentions the vigil on Clapham Common for Sarah and says initially she was looking forward to attending, as it was a way to express her love for her and sorrow about what had happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n She subsequently changed her mind about going, along with many other of Sarah\u2019s friends, because they believed her death was being \u201chijacked\u201d and were dismayed that it didn\u2019t feel it was a tribute to Sarah any more.<\/p>\n Helen is also at pains to stress that all men should not be demonised after Sarah\u2019s alleged abduction and murder, and doesn\u2019t think what happened to her friend is a symptom of a sexist and dangerous society.<\/p>\n She wants to make it clear that Sarah had \u201cmany wonderful men in her life\u201d and wouldn\u2019t have wanted them to be \u201csmeared with the same brush as her attacker\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n Helen is also incensed over the idea of a curfew for men after dark, calling it \u201cone of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard\u201d, and firmly believes Sarah would have agreed. I respect Helen\u2019s point of view, but the stories from so many women of being groped, verbally and physically abused and sexually harassed and assaulted that emerged in the wake of Sarah\u2019s murder have made us all realise this state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sarah\u2019s death opened the floodgates to anger, frustration and a desire for change among women who don\u2019t want to put up with this crap any more.<\/p>\n And of course, the scenes at Clapham Common, when police were shamefully heavy handed, made feelings run even higher.<\/p>\n I totally understand that Sarah\u2019s family want to mourn quietly and with dignity.<\/p>\n I agree with Helen that most men are decent, loving and caring and would be appalled at the casual sexism demonstrated by Neanderthals and morons, as well as those who prey on young girls and women.\u00a0<\/p>\n None of us wants to make this any harder for Sarah\u2019s family and friends, and what we need now are cool heads and a coherent plan to educate those men who sadly need to be told what is and what is not acceptable behaviour.<\/p>\n KATE Garraway, my incredibly brave friend and colleague, has made a heartbreaking documentary about her husband Derek\u2019s year-long ordeal in hospital after being struck down with Covid. <\/p>\n I\u2019m in awe of her resilience, courage and strength. Kate somehow manages to keep her family together, she still comes into work and all the while she carries the burden of not knowing what will happen to the man she loves so dearly.<\/p>\n It will be a raw and powerful watch. I am so proud of Kate and I know you will want to join me in sending all of your love and support.\u00a0<\/p>\n HUGE congratulations to Lawrence Chaney, pictured, crowned the winner of the second series of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK.<\/p>\n Full disclosure \u2013 I am a superfan and one of the proudest moments of my career was sitting on the judges\u2019 panel beside the glorious RuPaul, who happens to be even more drop-dead gorgeous in real life. Along with Michelle Visage and Alan Carr, we all had the best fun we\u2019ve ever had while keeping our clothes on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And can we just talk about the contestants\u2019 outfits, make-up, accessories, singing, dancing, acting and of course, their heart-rending stories of being bullied and misunderstood but ultimately triumphing? This show has it all. It\u2019s funny, sassy and hugely entertaining but has such a big heart. It shows how the power of drag can change lives and bring us joy.<\/p>\n I can\u2019t wait to see what all of the queens will do next and I thank every single one of them for making me sob in sympathy and howl with laughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n All I have to say to them is good luck and don\u2019t f*** it up \u2013 and roll on series three.\u00a0<\/p>\n I AM honestly baffled by Harry and Meghan.<\/p>\n Not content with having their say on Oprah, the \u201cfiercely private\u201d couple gave details of a personal phone call between Harry and his brother and father.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If they really want to build bridges it just doesn\u2019t make sense to let the world know that the talks were \u201cunproductive\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n It seems highly unlikely this juicy gossip would have been spilled by Gayle King, a hugely influential TV presenter and Oprah\u2019s best friend, without Harry and Meghan\u2019s say-so.<\/p>\n Once again the story made global headlines as they must surely have known it would.<\/p>\n The couple were well aware that the Queen wanted all of the furore and fallout over issues raised in the interview to be dealt with privately, and for the family to hopefully arrive at some sort of solution, and then to show the world a united front.<\/p>\n Instead, William and Charles will be feeling extremely uneasy about picking up the phone to Harry again in case their words are leaked to the US media.<\/p>\n If Harry and Meghan genuinely still want to be part of his family and have some sort of relationship with them, this just doesn\u2019t add up.<\/p>\n It reeks of point scoring, and I think they are better than that.<\/p>\n Just as well Prince Philip is a very old man and still recuperating from a heart operation.<\/p>\n He would no doubt have given grandson Harry the kind of hairdryer b*****king that would put Fergie to shame (obviously I mean the legendary Manchester United manager, not Harry\u2019s boisterous aunty).\u00a0<\/p>\n They all need to get a grip and keep things in the family while they still have a royal dynasty to hang on to.\u00a0<\/p>\n I WOULD urge you to watch Allen V Farrow, a recently released and extremely harrowing four-part documentary.<\/p>\n I do not believe you will ever want to watch a Woody Allen movie ever again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019ve always found this director\/actor\/writer intensely irritating and extremely creepy, but he has a deeply devoted following, especially among the self-proclaimed New York intelligentsia, who hail him as a genius.<\/p>\n When I watched his film Manhattan, released in 1979, I was 20 years old and found it really unsettling. To me, he was just a dirty old man having far too much of a good time playing the middle-aged lover of a 17-year-old, a part he had written for himself.<\/p>\n What made it all even queasier was that with Allen directing, it was the teenager, played by Mariel Hemingway, who would instigate the sex, and 42-year-old Allen was all awkward and reluctant.\u00a0<\/p>\n Allen famously had a 12-year relationship with movie star Mia Farrow, who was previously married to Frank Sinatra and the conductor Andre Previn.<\/p>\n Mia had three biological sons with Previn and the couple adopted three daughters, including Soon-Yi from South Korea. Mia then went on to adopt a son, Moses, and a daughter, Dylan, and gave birth to a biological son, Ronan, with Allen.<\/p>\n Ronan is now a campaigning investigative journalist, largely responsible for bringing down Harvey Weinstein. And this is important, because\u00a0 in 1992 Dylan told her mum that Allen had sexually assaulted her. She was seven years old.<\/p>\n The case was never brought to trial because the authorities did not want to put Dylan on the stand to testify, as they believed it would have been too much of an ordeal for such a young child.<\/p>\n Mia\u2019s\u00a0reputation was trashed by Allen, who labelled her a \u201cwoman scorned\u201d who was out for revenge because he had an affair with her daughter.<\/p>\n Yes, you heard me right.\u00a0<\/p>\n This gruesome gargoyle began sleeping with Mia\u2019s daughter Soon-Yi, who is 35 years younger than him.<\/p>\n He was still in a relationship with Mia at the time and Soon-Yi was at college.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mia discovered the affair when she found what she claims were \u201cpornographic\u201d Polaroid photos of her daughter taken by Allen.\u00a0<\/p>\n Some months later seven-year-old Dylan told her mother about the abuse she says she had suffered.\u00a0<\/p>\n I have no doubts at all that Dylan was telling the truth, and have always believed her, but for a long time she was a voice in the wilderness.<\/p>\n She has since managed to rebuild her life, get married and they have a little girl of their own. Meanwhile, Allen was still basking in the praise of the Hollywood elite.<\/p>\n There\u2019s one particularly nauseating scene in the documentary that shows the great and the good at the Oscars giving him a standing ovation. After that, Dylan wrote a searing article about being abused which was only really taken into account after #MeToo \u2013 and that\u2019s when Hollywood A-listers began to turn on Allen.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a story that Hollywood producers would probably dismiss as too outlandish\u00a0 \u2013 but Dylan deserves to be heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n GOT a story? RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL\u00a0exclusive@the-sun.co.uk<\/strong><\/p>\nFinding Derek<\/h3>\n
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The power of drag<\/h2>\n
Haz & Meg Oprah is ongoing<\/h2>\n
Allen story must be heard\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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