Posted on 05/28/2023 5:04:03 AM PDT by RandFan
Phillip Schofield has admitted having an affair with a much younger male ITV employee while he was still married and revealed he is stepping down from all roles at the broadcaster.
His admission of the relationship, and that he had lied about it, came in a statement published in the Daily Mail shortly before his agents also revealed they were parting company with him with immediate effect.
ITV confirmed they have accepted his resignation and that he will no longer be appearing on the channel.
A spokesperson for the broadcaster said on Friday: "We are deeply disappointed by the admissions of deceit made tonight by Phillip Schofield.
"The relationships we have with those we work with are based on trust. Phillip made assurances to us which he now acknowledges were untrue and we feel badly let down.
"We accept his resignation from ITV and therefore can confirm that he will not be appearing on ITV as had previously been stated."
In his own statement, Mr Schofield said he was "deeply sorry" for lying about the relationship to ITV, his colleagues, friends and agents.
He said: "I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.
"Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship.
"That relationship was unwise, but not illegal. It is now over."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Time to “tuck” this story onto the back tabloid pages.
Looks like pedophilia is no longer a crime thanks to the insane left.
Add to that ... sodomize young guys who could easily pass for his biological son, based on the pic posted above.
Remember him when I lived there. I didn’t know he was in a traditional marriage. I always assumed he was gay.
If there was nothing “illegal” about it..than why step down?
Cause there was something illegal about it.
Notice in the “apology” his spouse isn’t even mentioned....
He lied about it to his boss.
Just found out his brother is a convicted pedo serving time.
Why should his boss care if there is nothing wrong with it? Unless they were sodomizing each other during working hours?
He’s probably a Tory.
That’s true. His brother is in jail. 12 years.
I wonder who molested both of them. Were they around Jimmy Savile?
Pride = Satan.
Ever wonder why the Pride Flag is 6 colors instead of 7?
The daughters are pretty and classy. Too bad their father is such a pervert.
So much for “He’s not gay, just British.”
Journalism is a “specialized” profession, like hair dressing and interior decorating.
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