- Music
- 11 Jul 16
In 2014, an investigation was launched after Cliff Richard was accused of sex offenses between 1958 and 1983.
The 75-year old was cleared of the sexual abuse charges last month but his reputation has been "unnessacarily damaged"and his name has been dragged through the mud.
To worsen matters for Richard, the BBC live broadcast the police raid on his home whilst he was abroad. Working together, a police source tipped off the BBC that a raid on Richard's home was going to happen in order to try and find evidence against him. Now the Living Doll singer has been in talks with his solicitors over the upset and anguish cause by the event. Richard argues that both parties (the BBC and South Yorkshire police) were in the wrong when they live aired the raid before any charges had been brought against him.
Solicitor letters have been sent to the aforementioned parties to highlight the 'unnecessary damage' that came with permission to film the raid but went further on to comment on the "foreseeable and unjustified" damage caused to Richard's name. On his fan website Richard released a short statement, writing; "It is important not only for me personally but much more widely. My life was effectively turned upside down and my reputation, worldwide, was unnecessarily damaged." Reports indicate that Richard intends to sue for compensation costs of £1,000,000.