STEPHEN FRY

I have had this happen to me (been misquoted in the press, incidentally it was in the "Ireland on Sunday" Newspaper, which has since merged with the Sunday Mail! After a court-case 10 years ago I was (ill)advised to give them an interview, I have erased the journalist's name from my memory, but she distorted everything that I said! Ireland is a VERY small country and this damnable article which was on the front page and several other pages inside was being advertised on national radio, I was described as "The Englishwoman". It is horrible and hurtful, but anyone who really "knows" you (by which I mean, knows your work etc, rather than your personal friends, obviously) will KNOW that this is just how journalist's (perhaps not all???)get their story nowadays! I sincerely hope that this hate-filled vileness will not prevent you from tweeting, and that you'll bounce back quickly and get strength and succour from those of us who hold you in high esteem and enormous fondness. I'm not going to go into the specifics of the theme of the article, best if it's consigned to history, suffice to say that whilst many people may have found your article amusing, some may have found it insulting etc etc, we are all of us entitled to have a difference of opinion with our very nearest and dearest, without resorting to spiteful and deeply hurtful attack. Tomorrow is another day, hope it's a much better one for you dear x

So - I send you a little tweet saying how much I'm enjoying your book and I'm eagerly waiting your reply when next thing I know you've seemingly left Twitter because somebody said something nasty about you in a newspaper and now I'm never going to get a reply from the great and wonderful Stephen Fry so I might as well leave Twitter too. Now see what you've gone and done. Hard luck to my 15 followers.

PS Hope you are well, I will continue to worship you from afar.

Come back Stephen pleeeeeeeezzzzzzze!

Hello Stephen,

nog long stories, just a well meant word of support. Don't let them get to you!

You have a lot of fans & friends out here that would surely welcome you back.

Be well and I hope to see some tweets of uou again soon!

Theo.

Here here!

I couldn't find this post on the site, so am re-posting it here in the forum. If it is not authentic, I will remove it immediately. Apologies if I'm duplicating. Jo is a gracious and wonderful sister.

http://plixi.com/photos/original/54494057

Jo at Stephenfry.com has just replied regarding Stephen Fry doing a quick phoner at 8.15 am....

"Stephen is lying very very low indeed and besides he his in a car on the way to the Sherlock Holmes 2 set.

I do appreciate you asking and many would perhaps think it wise to clear up any misunderstandings, misquotes and comments taken out of the timeline in which they were said but this is not the decision that Stephen has made."

Warmest wishes and thanks.
Jo

sunhill2406 said:
Hello Stephen,

no long stories, just a well meant word of support. Don't let them get to you!

You have a lot of fans & friends out here that would surely welcome you back.

Be well and I hope to see some tweets of uou again soon!

Theo.

You've pretty much said everything i came on here to say so i shall simply say that i echo this sentiment.