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Jimmy Savile is widely considered to be cancelled.
Jimmy Savile
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Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE KCSG was an English DJ and television and radio personality who hosted BBC shows including Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It. During his lifetime, he was well known in the United Kingdom for his eccentric image and his charitable work. After his death, hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse made against him were investigated, leading the police to conclude that he had been a predatory sex offender and possibly one of Britain's most prolific.
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Controversy Timeline(1)
2012
Posthumous exposure as prolific sex offender
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After his death in 2011, hundreds of allegations emerged revealing Savile as one of Britain's worst sex offenders. He is believed to have sexually assaulted up to 450 people, including children as young as five, over several decades while working at the BBC.
