Richard Bacon opens up in a moving interview about Caroline Flack and online trolling
February 17, 2020
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11:08Now PlayingRichard Bacon opens up in a moving interview about Caroline Flack and online trolling
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as posted by the channelIn a moving interview Richard Bacon, who knew Caroline Flack, reflected on the effect tabloids and trolling may have had on her and championed empathy instead.
Shelagh Fogarty said that when she heard the sad news that Caroline Flack had taken her own life, Richard Bacon came to mind both because he knew Caroline and also because he was one of the first journalists to investigate trolling, something which many people have attributed to being a source of her suicide.
Reflecting on her death, he said, "Almost every single adult in the world has got some sort of inner turmoil they're not sharing with you and these situations tend to be very very complex, and when someone gets into a mess all we should do is help them."
While Richard worked on the radio with Caroline there was a troll that threatened the life of him and his newborn son Arthur, which lead to him making a documentary where he tried to track them down.
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