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Esther Rantzen on Savile allegations: 'We all blocked our ears to the gossip'

In an interview on ITV1 documentary Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile Esther Rantzen talks about assault allegations against Sir Jimmy Savile.

She says:

We all blocked our ears to the gossip.

There was gossip, there were rumours. I think the important message in the programme is that children mustn’t blame themselves.

It’s always the adult to blame, it’s never the child’s fault

We made him into the Jimmy Savile who was untouchable.

Who nobody could criticise - Jim’ll Fix It was for children.

He was a sort of God-like figure.

Everybody knew of the good that Jimmy did and what he did for children.

And these children were powerless.

– Esther Rantzen