article_snippet: ’s support from politicians to that given to paedophile Jimmy Savile.
article_snippet: Last week, the the MoS’s story showed the extent of BBC briefing against the highly-paid presenter, with an executive likening Tymon’s position to that of Savile’s victims who feared they would not be believed while he was alive.
article_snippet: executive said: ‘The pressure this guy [Tymon] is under is so Savilesque in a way.
article_snippet: If you look at what David Cameron says or what [former Culture and Media Secretary] Maria Miller says and you swap Jeremy Clarkson (pictured at the Roundhouse theatre this week) for Savile, you get this: David Cameron is effectively saying that Savile’s a real talent, Maria Miller is saying Savile will be Savile.
article_snippet: The comments were strongly condemned by both Savile’s victims and a furious Clarkson, who has since called in lawyers in a bid to identify the source of the comparison.