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Old 27-12-2016, 13:00
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I haven't seen the Daily Mail for days but it is disgraceful.

Going on about drugs and booze, showing pictures of him looking terrible, of his partner in socks and sandals, all to just basically take the mick.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:14
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I haven't seen the Daily Mail for days but it is disgraceful.

Going on about drugs and booze, showing pictures of him looking terrible, of his partner in socks and sandals, all to just basically take the mick.
This could have gone in the big George Michael thread but nevermind, he did abuse drugs and alcohol while he had serious health problems. It's not a surprise he died too young. What do you expect the newspapers to do, lie?
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:20
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If you insist on buying or clicking on that scandal mongering rag, you encourage them to concoct more scandal. If you dislike what they write give them a wide berth. If everyone did that they would soon change their ways.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:21
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This could have gone in the big George Michael thread but nevermind, he did abuse drugs and alcohol while he had serious health problems. It's not a surprise he died too young. What do you expect the newspapers to do, lie?
Whilst I agree that this is what they do when people die, bring up all their failings and faults - it seems rather pointless as he's dead now and why not let sleeping dogs lie.

As one comment on the DM says "I knew it wouldn't be long before the DM would bring up dirt on George, they do it to every singer/celebrity that dies." It's what they do, sadly.

The stupid thing is that we all already know about his past, it was there in the media for all to see when it was happening. It's not news - it's regurgitation of old articles, they have printed all of this stuff about him before. Very lazy 'journalism' (if you could call it that!).
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:22
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If you insist on buying or clicking on that scandal mongering rag, you encourage them to concoct more scandal. If you dislike what they write give them a wide berth. If everyone did that they would soon change their ways.
I really don't think they would
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:23
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Their latest bit of clickbait is that his £100 million fortune will go to his godchildren and not his family.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:25
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The article I think the OP refers to, is here

I know the Mail are no saints, but that article is only reflecting facts.

...and yes, he did look unrecognisable with all that weight.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:30
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Their latest bit of clickbait is that his £100 million fortune will go to his godchildren and not his family.
You mean he left his money to whomever he wished - how very dare he
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:30
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It's the same with Rick Parfitt. He was no saint but the papers have gone on about his drug taking, 3 wife's and womanising. He and George have given pleasure to millions of people. You can't take that away from them, no matter what muck raking the papers do. The same happened with Freddie Mercury when he died.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:31
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Their latest bit of clickbait is that his £100 million fortune will go to his godchildren and not his family.
Does clickbait mean they shouldn't report it?

Sorry I don't get what you're babbling about. If it's a statement of hard fact, what's the issue?
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:43
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I haven't seen the Daily Mail for days but it is disgraceful.

Going on about drugs and booze, showing pictures of him looking terrible, of his partner in socks and sandals, all to just basically take the mick.
what else do you expect from the mail, it is always terrible. I agree with you about the George Michael story.

Did you see the crap they were saying about Carrie Fisher, poor woman is in hospital and that rag are going on about her past.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:44
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Best to keep my trap shut, my eyes averted, and seek something more wholesome, like yak racing.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:44
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Tabloids have no class, this should not be surprising to you. At least the DM isn't being digustingly homophobic like when Stephen Gately died.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:45
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It's the Mail, i'm sure every story will have the strong whiff of homophobia.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:51
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I think that expecting 'respect' from a newspaper, any newspaper, is really not the best use of anybody's time as it's not something you will ever see. It's not their job to be respectful. When journalists uncover or investigate crimes, dodgy politicians, tax evaders, etc. we are glad of their lack of 'respect', unfortunately they are also going to be what you consider disrespectful at other times too, in this case when somebody famous dies.
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:08
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Those who loved him and his contributions to the music industry will continue to love him no matter what the rags print. It's the sanctimonious lot who revel in reading sordid details and doing their best tsk tsk at his lifestyle. Those are who the stories are written for. As someone said, his behaviour was well publicised when it happened back in the day, so it's not as if they're doing a groundbreaking story.
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:10
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I think that expecting 'respect' from a newspaper, any newspaper, is really not the best use of anybody's time as it's not something you will ever see. It's not their job to be respectful. When journalists uncover or investigate crimes, dodgy politicians, tax evaders, etc. we are glad of their lack of 'respect', unfortunately they are also going to be what you consider disrespectful at other times too, in this case when somebody famous dies.
Good point.
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:11
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If you don't want to read this stuff don't click their website or buy the paper.

Because if the public didn't want this and there was no market for it they wouldn't produce it

I expect half the traffic on the Mail website is Guardian readers clicking stories in the expectation of being outraged.
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:12
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I haven't seen the Daily Mail for days but it is disgraceful.

Going on about drugs and booze, showing pictures of him looking terrible, of his partner in socks and sandals, all to just basically take the mick.
I won't be reading it but is it not typical of the Mail? Apparently they were whinging about him not coming out for so long? Insulting rags like them were no doubt part of the reason.
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:14
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Has Jan Moir been on yet to inform us he actually died of gayness?
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:16
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Meh, he did drugs and booze and often looked terrible, so the same tabloids that these celebs court when they want to flog something are now getting their own pound of flesh by posting the salacious stuff to flog copies / get hits. That's how it works.
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:16
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If you don't want to read this stuff don't click their website or buy the paper.

Because if the public didn't want this and there was no market for it they wouldn't produce it

I expect half the traffic on the Mail website is Guardian readers clicking stories in the expectation of being outraged.
bib - indeed, so true. There are rags out there (gossip magazines and some called newspapers ) that are pored over by many many people for every juicy detail about the zelebs of the time - from what bikini they are wearing on the beach, who they are shagging (according to the media) and what surgery they have (according to the media) had.

If there wasn't a demand for it, it wouldn't make so much money for all of these publications. It's been happening since media and celebrity began - long-range photos of Cary Grant swimming with a male film star, suggestions of his homosexuality, etc. It's nothing new.
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:43
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It would appear we all love a bit of salacious gossip except about our personal heros when many become all discomfited and outraged .
George had a very colourful life where he lived on the edge , diced with danger and in equal measure was apparently a very philanthropic caring person, all of which is widely reported in equal measure in the press. Not sure why some wish the less attractive side of his life to be whitewashed. It is as relevant as all the rest of his personality .
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:57
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I haven't seen the Daily Mail for days but it is disgraceful.

Going on about drugs and booze, showing pictures of him looking terrible, of his partner in socks and sandals, all to just basically take the mick.
Hiya Babe

It's not just that rag but other too. George was a lovely bloke and generous, should leave him alone!
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Old 27-12-2016, 15:00
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Has Jan Moir been on yet to inform us he actually died of gayness?
She has no doubt been told to avoid that line of opinion after last time.
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