tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post6636798616368549637..comments2024-03-27T12:54:12.585+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Chris Fountain's contract with Coronation Street has been terminatedGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-79188045595432910142013-08-20T14:47:57.545+01:002013-08-20T14:47:57.545+01:00I've been thinking about this a lot because I ...I've been thinking about this a lot because I apparently have nothing better to do with my day and it seems to me that if they're going to sack Chris Fountain, they may as well go the whole hog and sack Bill Roache and Michael le Vell. I know at this stage what they did is just alleged but BR has said and done some questionable things in the past and both the characters of Kevin and Ken Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37629923780086380632013-08-20T14:03:57.424+01:002013-08-20T14:03:57.424+01:00Yada yada yada - he has gone END OFF, stop rabbiti...Yada yada yada - he has gone END OFF, stop rabbiting on about it - that the poor thing didnt mean it, reinstate the vile cretin - bla bla. I wonder where peoples heads are in this Country if they think someone who condones rape is an innocent victim. Rant over David Cameronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-65105795286897461892013-08-20T13:54:16.596+01:002013-08-20T13:54:16.596+01:00I'm sorry but I do think it's an overreact...I'm sorry but I do think it's an overreaction. We've all said stupid, offensive things in our time and deserved censure for it, so let's not be holier than thou. A suspension and a damned good bollocking would have sufficed. Lord knows the stupid lad is getting a public bollocking right now. Let us hope that the current trend of witch-hunting deters any guy who thinks it'sStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042895491793333698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-15528850796388038322013-08-20T11:47:16.362+01:002013-08-20T11:47:16.362+01:00I hope he sues. Sauce for the goose and all that. ...I hope he sues. Sauce for the goose and all that. The guy needs to hire a lawyer and start spilling the beans about what goes on behind the scenes. Now - wouldn't that make for good tabloid fodder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-74817721530562195522013-08-20T11:40:29.605+01:002013-08-20T11:40:29.605+01:00Okay cool. Now when is Bill Roache being axed for ...Okay cool. Now when is Bill Roache being axed for his comments about sex abuse victims deserving it? Oh wait sorry, he is one of Corrie's "greats". Yeah, he can do what he wants. <br /><br />Bill would probably just sue the producers like his failed attempt at a sueing a newspaper for calling him boring years ago. <br /><br />And everyone is like a bunch of Daily mail readers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-76037150340003362392013-08-20T11:27:48.627+01:002013-08-20T11:27:48.627+01:00I'm sorry but no, I think this is the wrong de...I'm sorry but no, I think this is the wrong decision. Those videos were made over a year ago and it seems CF is very sorry for what's happened. I think the suspension was punishment enough; they didn't need to go that far.<br /><br />Understand that I'm not condoning what he's done - because making those videos was obviously wrong - I just have issue with how they chose to Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-69604655336315176712013-08-20T08:18:54.422+01:002013-08-20T08:18:54.422+01:00Actions have consequences. Chris deserved to be s...Actions have consequences. Chris deserved to be sacked. A rather bland character anyway that just existed as Tina's yes boy, wont be missed there are thousands of young handsome actors out there that could easily replace him. Good riddance.Frosty the Snowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-52052112143634256482013-08-20T02:35:09.599+01:002013-08-20T02:35:09.599+01:00I have to agree with others who've posted on h...I have to agree with others who've posted on here that they're glad he's gotten the sack; completely unacceptable behaviour from a public personality who's reputation directly impacts that of the show that employs him. <br /><br />I would say from a legal perspective that the PTW were limited in their ability to react until these images/words became a public spectacle measurably Free Speech Has Limitsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-19545064716864949112013-08-20T01:03:27.554+01:002013-08-20T01:03:27.554+01:00I can't find it in me to feel sorry for a 24 y...I can't find it in me to feel sorry for a 24 year old who rapped about "rap[ing] a b*tch on her birthday." He knew the risk he was taking, which was why he wore the mask. <br /><br />When people take drugs, the risk they take is limited to themselves. When people trivialise or glamourise rape, the impact hits all of society. In this year in particular, Corrie couldn't be seen tovickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-34237254397105827102013-08-19T23:45:00.181+01:002013-08-19T23:45:00.181+01:00Not going to miss him in the least. Writers faile...Not going to miss him in the least. Writers failed this character. Great potential with Tyrone...but they overlooked it. Now he is just a wimpy yes man to Rita and Tina. Newfy Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943033475080497912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-24530782804591188692013-08-19T23:18:03.744+01:002013-08-19T23:18:03.744+01:00But it's alright for Coronation Street to use ...But it's alright for Coronation Street to use rape on the show for ratings what a bunch of hypocritesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-10269583679254291432013-08-19T22:35:14.499+01:002013-08-19T22:35:14.499+01:00I wonder how they're going to explain his sudd...I wonder how they're going to explain his sudden departure on the show? Kevin is in Germany, Ken in Canada....will Tommy have a long-lost relative who falls ill in Australia?Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506630755594111578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-47610209710406809782013-08-19T22:16:21.492+01:002013-08-19T22:16:21.492+01:00For all those that think it has been an over react...For all those that think it has been an over reaction to sack Chris Fountain because he was 'only rapping' about vile acts, would it still be 'only rapping' if the subject matter was about blowing up soldiers or gassing Jews?? - no, I don't think so either. So why is it acceptable to rap about rape? - not so nice if it was applied to one of your own female relatives is it? TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-66288155080000184932013-08-19T22:14:59.702+01:002013-08-19T22:14:59.702+01:00Will he just exit suddenly? If so this is going to...Will he just exit suddenly? If so this is going to be really hard for the writers. I do understand the sacking but the writers must be a bag of nerves at the moment having to suddenly make reasons for sudden departures!- MickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-67556742981603826732013-08-19T20:47:20.310+01:002013-08-19T20:47:20.310+01:00the lad has to go - I for one liked him tremendous...the lad has to go - I for one liked him tremendously until he did this video - what in the world was he thinking???? Now he has to go, I'm sorry but I no longer want to see him on screen, I have lost all respect for the young lad and he should have known better since Michelle Keegan was leaving and he really didn't have any storylines to keep him there, apart from being a friend to jn in Atlantanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-28064754212630472782013-08-19T20:23:26.088+01:002013-08-19T20:23:26.088+01:00I agree 100% with Flaming Nora, and I, too, am ple...I agree 100% with Flaming Nora, and I, too, am pleased he has been sacked. And I think the thing I find most upsetting is that the video clips were only removed, and apologies only forthcoming, after they had been 'outed'. That's approximately 12 months when CF didn't cotton on to the fact that his behaviour was totally unacceptable.<br /><br />And to say that it's an Dolly Tubbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88144895621787622382013-08-19T20:04:44.260+01:002013-08-19T20:04:44.260+01:00CF's contract was up in Feb 2014 which is a lo...CF's contract was up in Feb 2014 which is a long way off. If it had been in a couple of months' time, maybe he would have been 'let go' at the end of his contract. <br /><br />The video was made a year ago when CF was in Corrie but doing very little. Perhaps he got bored and, sadly, channelled his energies the wrong way. He was eye candy and tptb hoped he would attract young Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37121189024023653072013-08-19T20:02:47.506+01:002013-08-19T20:02:47.506+01:00Dubcek, the difference is that addiction is an ill...Dubcek, the difference is that addiction is an illness. Misogyny is not. I don't recall what happened to Jimi but Craig was suspended (appropriately so) and given help to recover (also appropriately). The fact that his behaviour was wrong was not overlooked but TPTB also did the right thing by recognising that being an addict does not make you a bad person. By your logic they'd sack Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-60316949471111677602013-08-19T19:44:42.673+01:002013-08-19T19:44:42.673+01:00Rapping about rape showed a serious flaw in his ch...Rapping about rape showed a serious flaw in his character. He had to go. Drugs are recreational, immaterial of the legality. Advocating violence against women is not. It's misogynistic bullsh*t, and those who think they can do this and keep their jobs in family shows are deeply mistaken. I would expect the same of any actor who expressed serious racist or facist opinions. If you're lucky Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-74658813643726416372013-08-19T19:40:41.237+01:002013-08-19T19:40:41.237+01:00I must say that I don't see why taking class A...I must say that I don't see why taking class A drugs brings Corrie into disrepute less than singing about rape. <br /><br />I don't have much sympathy for him though. If he doesn't really believe what he was singing, he was stupid. If he does, he is a piece of scum.<br /><br />The jungle awaits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-3741422080536869222013-08-19T19:12:44.209+01:002013-08-19T19:12:44.209+01:00Craig and Jimi though actually broke the law by us...Craig and Jimi though actually broke the law by using Class A drugs it is irrelevant whether they hurt anyone else or not they still broke the law.<br />Is singing about rape and violence illegal in England if so he should have been charged by the appropriate authorities along with every other rapper that uses the same common themes in their raps.<br />The radio and TV shows that play their Dubceknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88653055326617456522013-08-19T18:58:08.587+01:002013-08-19T18:58:08.587+01:00Billy - the difference is that they have been char...Billy - the difference is that they have been charged but not convicted. Innocent until proven guilty.Scott Willisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-82925897194142556082013-08-19T18:54:29.539+01:002013-08-19T18:54:29.539+01:00Hmmm. So Chris Fountain sings about rape and is in...Hmmm. So Chris Fountain sings about rape and is instantly dismissed. Meanwhile, Bill Roache and Michael Le Vell are both charged with ACTUAL, real life sexual assault, and remain so far unsacked. <br /><br />Not that I'm condoning Fountain's idiotic behaviour, but he might just be forgiven for feeling a little harshly treated here. Billy Niblicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77829126093872018662013-08-19T18:52:53.748+01:002013-08-19T18:52:53.748+01:00Has anyone actually listened to his video? It is a...Has anyone actually listened to his video? It is absolute crap. He is a premier league moron. No wonder he was canned. <br />I don't think it was an overreaction. It was violence against women. How is that ever OK? Zaggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-54160658008407787212013-08-19T18:51:57.647+01:002013-08-19T18:51:57.647+01:00HUGE over-reaction. Suspension - sure, that would...HUGE over-reaction. Suspension - sure, that would've been good.<br /><br />But there are other cast members (who we all know) facing pretty friggin' serious repeat charges - and they're still not fired.<br /><br />I assume they took the easy way out by firing him, considering that Tina is leaving; so they'll conveniently change the storyline that they both leave.<br /><br />~JB Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com