A massive collection of some of Hollywood’s biggest names have commended President Joe Biden for his “unshakable moral conviction” and helping to get home some of the hostages taken by Hamas in their terror attack against Israel.
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A notorious paedophile and former BBC Radio 1 DJ once described by a judge as 'depraved' has died behind bars, it emerged today.
Chris Denning was serving two 13 year prison sentences after being convicted of sex offence against boys as young as eight.
His death at the age of 81 in hospital from diabetes last year has only just been disclosed in a prison watchdog report into his care in prison. He was being held at HMP Bedford at the time of his death last June.
Denning found fame in the 1960s as a BBC DJ and once held a party in the home of notorious paedophile Jimmy Savile
In addition to using his fame and showbiz connections to dazzle his child victims, he opened a string of computer game shops to lure boys for abuse.
Denning hosted shows on Radio Luxembourg, where he interviewed The Beatles, then hosted shows with Kenny Everett for the BBC.
He was one of the founding DJs on BBC Radio 1 and was the first voice ever to speak on BBC2.
He left the BBC for Decca Records, then moved to Bell Records, where he helped to launch the careers of paedophile Gary Glitter and the Bay City Rollers.
Their manager, Tom Paton, was convicted of gross indecency involving boys aged 16 and 17 and is alleged to have been a paedophile.
But in the 1970s Denning was exposed as a sex offender.
He was convicted of gross indecency in 1974.
In 1988, he was jailed for three years for indecent assault and possessing indecent images.
In 1996, he was prosecuted for publishing indecent articles.
Despite his numerous convictions, he was invited in 1997 to participate in a 30-year anniversary reunion for BBC Radio 1, alongside Terry Wogan, Tony Blackburn and John Peel.
It was later revealed that he was already a convicted sex offender in Europe before he ever
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