Irish Sunday Mirror

WHY ARE GLITTER’S DVDS STILL ON SALE?

Film available to stream and buy online

- EXCLUSIVE BY ISAAC CROWSON scoops@reachplc.com

had a parole bid rejected. The DVD features footage shot and first released in 1974, following him AMAZON and Whsmith have during a gig at the Rainbow Theatre been accused of insulting Gary in Finsbury Park, North London. Glitter’s victims by selling a DVD Asked about being a sex symbol, by the glam-rock paedo in which he replies: “You can’t see yourself as he talks about being a sex symbol. a sex symbol. But if somebody else

Remember Me This Way also thinks of me enough to think I am shows the pervert groping a girl’s then, fine, you know?” bum and making a dirty phone call. In one scene, he suggests a threesome

In addition to selling in a phone call, the DVD since October saying: “Miss you? Of 2016, Amazon has course, darling. Put offered the film on its the champagne on ice Prime streaming and just think about service since 2018. me. Relax. You should

Whsmith, which both be ready by the boasts about its charity time I get over.” work for children, He also grabs one advertised the DVD on female fan’s bottom, its website for £8.99. whispering “nice

Former Met detective bum”, and plants Peter Bleksley lingering kisses on branded its promotion other girls’ cheeks. by the retailers “vile”, Richard Scorer,

Glitter’s 1974 film adding: “How on earth who represents one has this been allowed? If it’s a Glitter victim, said: “I am sure victims mistake, then it’s a very bad one. It will be shocked and disappoint­ed needs to be removed straight away.” Whsmith is selling a product which

It comes days after one victim, apparently gives Glitter a platform to targeted aged 12, began a bid for a boast about his vile sexual behaviour. slice of Glitter’s fortune as compensati­on “Any glorificat­ion of Glitter is an for what she told the High Court insult to victims.” was the “worst kind of abuse”. Whsmith blamed a third-party

She was one of three schoolgirl­s supplier, adding: “The film has been Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, was removed from sale. We apologise for convicted of abusing between 1975 any offence caused.” and 1980. The 79-year-old was jailed Amazon was asked for comment. for 16 years in 2015 and last month

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PAEDO Glitter is serving a 16-year sentence
OUTCRY PAEDO Glitter is serving a 16-year sentence

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