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| Dave Lee Travis denies forcing himself on women | Dave Lee Travis denies forcing himself on women |
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| Ex-DJ Dave Lee Travis has denied forcing himself on women, and said that allegations against him are "nonsense". | Ex-DJ Dave Lee Travis has denied forcing himself on women, and said that allegations against him are "nonsense". |
| He told Southwark Crown Court he was subject to female attention while hosting roadshows as a BBC DJ in the 1980s and had fallen into temptation "once or twice". | He told Southwark Crown Court he was subject to female attention while hosting roadshows as a BBC DJ in the 1980s and had fallen into temptation "once or twice". |
| But he stressed it was consensual and that he had never had an affair. | But he stressed it was consensual and that he had never had an affair. |
| Mr Travis, 68, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, denies sexual assault and 13 counts of indecent assault. | Mr Travis, 68, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, denies sexual assault and 13 counts of indecent assault. |
| He is accused of indecently assaulting 10 women and sexually assaulting another. | He is accused of indecently assaulting 10 women and sexually assaulting another. |
| 'Just lies' | |
| Giving evidence for a second day, Mr Travis said the allegations had left him "heartbroken". | Giving evidence for a second day, Mr Travis said the allegations had left him "heartbroken". |
| He told the jury: "After this I will never have an interview with a female again without somebody else sitting there with me. | He told the jury: "After this I will never have an interview with a female again without somebody else sitting there with me. |
| "It just breaks my heart." | "It just breaks my heart." |
| Defence barrister Stephen Vullo asked Mr Travis about allegations he assaulted a teenager in his Radio 1 studio, to which he replied: "This is just lies, out and out. I don't have to recall that as it never happened." | |
| When he was asked if he could have got away with such behaviour while working at the BBC, Mr Travis said: "Yes, my position was quite high up within the echelons of DJs but nobody is bigger than the station - ever." | |
| Top Of The Pops | |
| Referring to an accusation he indecently assaulted a woman in his Winnebago motorhome after a show, Mr Travis replied: "I don't force myself on women. It's not me, it's simply not me." | Referring to an accusation he indecently assaulted a woman in his Winnebago motorhome after a show, Mr Travis replied: "I don't force myself on women. It's not me, it's simply not me." |
| Mr Travis dismissed allegations that he groped a teenage girl during a live edition of Top Of The Pops in 1978 as "completely insane", adding that he had no recollection of the supposed incident. | Mr Travis dismissed allegations that he groped a teenage girl during a live edition of Top Of The Pops in 1978 as "completely insane", adding that he had no recollection of the supposed incident. |
| Asked if the claims were true, he said: "No, it's not. It's not even close. | |
| "That is a completely insane claim, and it's especially insane because I've seen the video." | "That is a completely insane claim, and it's especially insane because I've seen the video." |
| Mr Travis added that there was no way the footage could have been edited to avoid viewers seeing the alleged assault. | Mr Travis added that there was no way the footage could have been edited to avoid viewers seeing the alleged assault. |
| He also denied an allegation that he pinched the bottom of a hotel worker during a Radio 1 roadshow, telling the court: "It's not my style." | He also denied an allegation that he pinched the bottom of a hotel worker during a Radio 1 roadshow, telling the court: "It's not my style." |
| Stage hand | |
| Referring to an allegation he indecently assaulted a female stage hand working on a pantomine in which he performed, Mr Travis said he would have expected to get in "big trouble" if it were true. | Referring to an allegation he indecently assaulted a female stage hand working on a pantomine in which he performed, Mr Travis said he would have expected to get in "big trouble" if it were true. |
| He told the court: "This is what has been doing my head in about this case, it's the numbers. | He told the court: "This is what has been doing my head in about this case, it's the numbers. |
| "It's because there are quite a few complaints against me that this is any way important to people. I hate this idea that there is no smoke without fire." | "It's because there are quite a few complaints against me that this is any way important to people. I hate this idea that there is no smoke without fire." |
| He rejected the idea that she would have decided not to complain at the time because he was a celebrity, adding: "You are never too big in this industry, you can be knocked over very quickly and I don't believe in taking risks with my business and I certainly don't believe in attacking young girls." | He rejected the idea that she would have decided not to complain at the time because he was a celebrity, adding: "You are never too big in this industry, you can be knocked over very quickly and I don't believe in taking risks with my business and I certainly don't believe in attacking young girls." |
| 'Real problems' | 'Real problems' |
| Mr Travis told the jury he believed his trial was taking attention away from women who had been mentally abused or "beaten up". | Mr Travis told the jury he believed his trial was taking attention away from women who had been mentally abused or "beaten up". |
| He said: "I know this is only a lot of nonsense. | He said: "I know this is only a lot of nonsense. |
| "I just feel that the women who really have been attacked, women who have been at home and been through mental abuse by their husbands or beaten up by anybody else or really attacked - because this has been going on with me - it makes it less likely that real problems are going to be looked at." | "I just feel that the women who really have been attacked, women who have been at home and been through mental abuse by their husbands or beaten up by anybody else or really attacked - because this has been going on with me - it makes it less likely that real problems are going to be looked at." |
| The offences of which Mr Travis is accused allegedly took place while he was working as a BBC radio DJ, on Classic Gold radio, on BBC One's Top Of The Pops, and in pantomime. | The offences of which Mr Travis is accused allegedly took place while he was working as a BBC radio DJ, on Classic Gold radio, on BBC One's Top Of The Pops, and in pantomime. |
| He is being tried under his real name David Patrick Griffin. | He is being tried under his real name David Patrick Griffin. |