Usually they don't get exposed until after they die so they can't sue - at least that's how it works in the UK. Our libel laws are awful.
See also Jimmy Savile, Mohammed Al Fayed...
The BBC are currently hand-wringing and acting heroes about their current exposure of the latter. Bullshit. They knew while he was alive and they didn't try and expose him then.
JamesB
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2024-10-03 17:01:33 UTC
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