WE MUST CHANGE THE LAW

CLIFF, of course, is not the first celebrity to have had their reputation unjustly dragged through the mud — being named and shamed in public even before a decision on any prosecution has been made.

He now plans to campaign for a change in the law. ‘If we can change a little factor like making sure people like me, Paul [Gambaccini], Jimmy Tarbuck and everyone else don’t get named unless charged, that would make all that I’ve been through almost worthwhile.

‘Almost, not completely, but almost worthwhile going through all this cr*p if it saves someone else going through the same thing.’