She was one of the familiar faces of British viewers. TV host Caroline Flack was found dead on Saturday in her London apartment. Her family's lawyer revealed that she had committed suicide. She was 40 years old.
The announcement of his death created a shock across the Channel. She featured local versions of the hugely popular I am a celebrity, get me out of there! or the X Factor telecrochet. A sign of her sympathy with the public, she won the Dance with British stars in 2014.
Since Saturday, at the same time as tributes are multiplying on social networks, messages pointing the finger at the celebrity press abound.
Legal setbacks
Caroline Flack, whose television career began fifteen years ago, has been on the radar of the tabloids on several occasions. His romantic relationships with Prince Harry - a brief story in 2009 - and the singer Harry Styles, had made the tabloids fat ones.
Nor did these sensationalist newspapers spare her when, in December, she was accused of having assaulted her partner, tennis player Lewis Burton. During a first appearance, she pleaded not guilty. Although her boyfriend requested that the charges be dropped, the case was scheduled to go to court on March 4. These legal setbacks cost Caroline Flack her position as host of the very popular Love Island reality show.
I know very little about Caroline Flack. But I know enough to spot that there is an awful lot of hypocrisy and self-justifying rewriting of views and events going on all over twitter tonight.
- ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) February 15, 2020“I know very little Caroline Flack. But I know enough to see the appalling hypocrisy and the way some are rewriting their views and events on Twitter tonight, "journalist and writer Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former communications director, tweeted on Saturday. .
Deleted items
The Guardian writes that tabloids have published negative articles on Caroline Flack posted online before her death. The Sun , for example, deleted a publication highlighting a satirical Valentine's Day card depicting a caricature of the host with the message "I'll fucking lamp you". A play on words around the word "lamp", referring to the lamp with which she would have struck Lewis Burton and in the slang sense of the term, synonymous with "beating".
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My heart is broken we had something so special. I am so lost for words I am in so much pain I miss you so much I know you felt safe with me you always said I don't think about anything else when I am with you and I was not allowed to be there this time I kept asking and asking. I will be your voice baby I promise I will ask all the questions you wanted and I will get all the answers nothing will bring you back but I will try make you proud everyday. I love you with all my heart đź’”
A post shared by Lewis Burton (@mrlewisburton) on Feb 15, 2020 at 11:42 pm PST
This Sunday, Lewis Burton expressed himself on his Instagram account, posting a holiday photo in which Caroline Flack hugs him. "My heart is broken, there was something so special between us. I can't find the words, it hurts so much, I miss you so much, he wrote. I'll be your voice, darling. I promise I will ask all the questions you wanted and get the answers. Nothing will bring you back, but I'll try to make you proud every day. I love you with all my heart. "
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