Thank you, it’s just so tough to hear you know? I’m usually pretty ok when it comes to triggering subjects but that one rocked me. I’m glad that she’s out of that relationship!
I fell down a rabbit hole at the time with the Watkins stuff. It was pretty well reported at the time that Watkins appeared to be pretty normal then his behaviour became very strange around 2007 when he decendèd into heavy drug use, distanced himself from the band and got into really dark pornography.
She wouldn't have seen it that way, she's have seen it like she was the girlfriend of a paedophile and yes it probably would have effected her work, even if she was the one to out him.
I wouldn't have cared if she was a man or a woman. I also think his bandmates would have suspected a lot! I've watched documentaries about him going with underage groupies. I think most close to him had at the very least strong suspicions!yes this must be the only reason why i would point out unfairness towards a woman, you’re right
genuinely no one else in IW’s life knew anything - his bandmates, his family, no one - or at least claimed to not know anything. they were the ones spending real time with him, not a random ex. but again, easier to blame the woman eh?
And I wonder if this is part of the answer for the “Why now?” Crew. It’s not that women have suddenly decided it wasn’t consensual, they just have a better understanding of what consent means. So rather than looking back and saying “well I went to his dressing room willingly, I knew exactly what I was getting myself into..” they can look back with hindsight and say, yes I did go to his dressing room willingly but I was a child and never consented to the actual sex act itself and told him no/tried to escape.
I'm 50/50 on it, really. Watkins didn't exactly hide his predilections, so it's plausible she knew. She was also pretty young looking at the time, and my memory of it is that she played that up a bit, which is a but icky when you think about it with hindsight. But they also weren't together all that long, so it's possible she never knew.
I’m not 100% sure where the law stands once you’re over 16, but if you were under 16 it’s still definitely a criminal offence, even if you were ok with it at the time. Especially as he was much older. I’m pretty sure it would still count as on offence even if you were over 18. I believe it’s assault as you hadn’t given consent.
Forgive me if I have this wrong, but I read here earlier that Fearne unfollowed Brand on Social Media and now Follows him again, that makes her fair game to be discussed I think. But I won't flog a dead horse, I just wanted to say that she spent a hell of lot of time banging-on about wellbeing etc. so I don't get how associating with Brand is good for anyone's 'wellbeing'. Further to that, she specifically mused on the evils of mobile phone use and how it's a good idea to 'give it a break' for the sake of your 'mental health', yada, yada, yada only to then sign a big money deal to be the voice of Tesco Mobile. I've no time for her, sorry. Ok, I won't mention her again.
Yes she is an utter hypocrite and like Mrs Brand she has written books about mental well being when all her theories are already on the internet for all to see the same as her big mate Mrs Brand's not so creative ideas.Forgive me if I have this wrong, but I read here earlier that Fearne unfollowed Brand on Social Media and now Follows him again, that makes her fair game to be discussed I think. But I won't flog a dead horse, I just wanted to say that she spent a hell of lot of time banging-on about wellbeing etc. so I don't get how associating with Brand is good for anyone's 'wellbeing'. Further to that, she specifically mused on the evils of mobile phone use and how it's a good idea to 'give it a break' for the sake of your 'mental health', yada, yada, yada only to then sign a big money deal to be the voice of Tesco Mobile. I've no time for her, sorry. Ok, I won't mention her again.
