September 18th 2024.
In a recent interview with Piers Morgan, John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten from his days as the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, shared a shocking revelation from 1978. He claimed that he was banned from the BBC for comments he made about Jimmy Savile, a popular TV presenter at the time who was later exposed as a serial sexual abuser. The interview, which resurfaced online, caused quite a stir as Lydon explained how he had tried to warn the world about Savile's true nature but was silenced by the BBC.
During the interview, Morgan played a historic audio clip from a BBC radio interview in 1978, which had never been aired before. In the clip, Lydon can be heard discussing his idea of making a film where he kills famous people. When asked who else would be on his list, Lydon responded by saying he would like to kill Jimmy Savile as he believed him to be a hypocrite. However, this part of the interview was never broadcasted by the BBC.
Reflecting on the 1978 interview in 2015, Lydon confidently asked, "Weren't I right?" as the audience applauded. He continued by saying that Savile was "into all kinds of seediness" and that everyone knew about it but were not allowed to talk about it. The BBC interviewer responded by saying that libelous statements would not be allowed, to which Lydon justified that he had not said anything that was untrue.
Lydon went on to share that he was banned from BBC radio for a while due to his "contentious" behavior, although the BBC never officially stated this. He expressed frustration that Savile and other celebrities like him were allowed to continue their heinous acts for so long. When asked if he ever tried to do anything about Savile, Lydon replied that he had done his part by speaking out in the interview.
Savile, who was once one of the most popular celebrities of his time, hosted shows like Jim'll Fix It and Top of the Pops. However, after his death in 2011, it was revealed that he had used his status and power to sexually abuse hundreds of people, including children, throughout his career. Many of his victims came forward with their stories, spanning from 1955 to 2009, when Savile was 84 years old.
Despite receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1971 for his supposed "charity work," which turned out to be a cover for his crimes, Savile's true nature was not exposed until after his death. It was only in 2007, when a woman reported an incident at the Duncroft School 30 years ago, that the police began to investigate Savile. However, the case was dropped after he denied any wrongdoing and threatened to sue.
In the end, Lydon's attempt to warn the world about Savile in 1978 was silenced by the BBC, and the truth about Savile's crimes remained hidden for many years. Even after his death, the BBC was still trying to cover up their involvement by stating that they were "appalled" by Savile's actions and were looking into their culture and practices during that period. But the fact remains that Savile's crimes were allowed to continue for decades, and Lydon's words were never given the attention they deserved.
[This article has been trending online recently and has been generated with AI. Your feed is customized.]
[Generative AI is experimental.]
