SCOTLAND
Daily Record
THE shamed TV star helped the clergyman raise money for charity years before his sex crimes came out.
O’BRIEN was a friend of paedophile Jimmy Savile – decades before the disgraced DJ’s crimes were known.
But he demanded Savile be stripped of his papal knighthood – bestowed in 1990 – after his offences came to light.
O’Brien’s spokesman said at the time: “We would absolutely endorse and support that move.
“It seems to be an appropriate response and echoes exactly what every other institution and organisation who had an association with Jimmy Savile are doing.”
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