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Dec 15, 2002, 7:46:16 AM12/15/02
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The paper boy delivered the wrong paper today, so i ended up with the
People. To my surprise there was the following article about John Deacon:

I'm not too interested in what he's got up to, but I was intrigued to see
that it says he was on stage with Brian and Roger at the Party at the
Palace. I didn't see him there?

Article from People Website:

THE STUNNING LAPDANCER, 25, THEWRINKLY QUEEN STAR WITH A WIFE AND SIX KIDS
AND THE £300K FLAT PAID FOR IN CASH

MARRIED Queen star John Deacon has formed an extra-ordinary relationship
with a lapdancer young enough to be his daughter.

The grey-haired bass guitarist, 51, who has six children, has been seeing
stunning Emma Shelley, 25, and is happy to be pictured with her (top right).

But he kept the friendship secret from his wife of 27 years Veronica.

Mystery surrounds how Emma has suddenly been able to buy a £300,000
apartment - paid for in cash - plus a £25,000 Mercedes sports car like the
one below.

She denies Deacon has helped her financially but admits they are friends.

The friendship will amaze fans who have always dubbed him the quiet man of
supergroup Queen.

Deacon is one of the wealthiest stars in pop with a £50million fortune - but
always had a reputation as a family man.

Until now, the tea-drinking star has lived a near-reclusive life with
Veronica in Putney, South West London.

The couple also have an exclusive apartment block in Kensington, South West
London.

On the surface, they appeared to have a blissfully happy private life with
six children Robert, 27, Michael, 24, Laura, 23, Joshua, 18, Luke, 10, and
Cameron, nine. But friends say their marriage will now be put under enormous
pressure.

The star dropped out of the limelight after the death of Freddie Mercury but
re-surfaced this year for the Queen's Golden Jubilee Party along with fellow
group members Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Deacon became friends with Emma - who performs under the stage name of
Pushbar - more than a year ago.

The pair have also been spotted out on the town together.

He has wined and dined her at some of the capital's top restaurants
including showbiz haunt Nobu.

Deacon met Emma while she was working at Sophisticats club in London's West
End.

He was left goggle-eyed after Emma - who can make hundreds of pounds a
night - gyrated provocatively for him.

She is well-known on the glamour scene and is also on the roster of the
Playboy TV Channel girls who tour the country to perform raunchy shows.

A friend said: "Emma likes John very much and he is flattered that such a
sexy girl is taking an interest in him.

"John has always been very much the quiet man of Queen and this is the last
thing you would expect him to be mixed up in.

"But Emma is a very sexy girl and she has got a body to die for.

"Veronica like most wives will probably go berserk when she finds out that
John has been spending time with her, particularly if she believes he has
been throwing thousands of pounds at this girl to fund her lavish lifestyle.

"This whole thing will put a massive strain on their marriage."

Emma once famously gave up sex for Lent telling The People: "It's not that I
don't like making love - it's just that I only find it satisfying if I'm in
a strong relationship where I am totally in love with the man.

"Unloving sex does not do it for me. It feels like I am going through the
motions.

"I do feel left out when friends talk about it but I also feel quite smug
about it."

Until our exclusive revelations, Deacon was in the shadows behind his more
flamboyant bandmates whose 1975 masterpiece Bohemian Rhapsody dominated the
charts for 17 weeks.

In more than 20 years at the top, Deacon built up a vast fortune and is
believed to be in the top 1,000 wealthiest men in the country.

After lead singer Freddie Mercury died from AIDS in 1991, Deacon kept a low
profile.

He vetoed plans to allow Robbie Williams to front a reformed Queen, saying
he was not good enough.

But in 1997 he and original co-members Brian May and Roger Taylor teamed up
with Elton John in Paris where they performed "The Show Must Go On" in
tribute to Freddie.

This June, Deacon joined May and Taylor again on stage with Phil Collins and
a full symphony orchestra for a nostalgic medley of Queen classics during
the Buckingham Palace bash.

But just over a week later, he was snapped with eye-popping Emma during a
night in the West End.

They were spotted going into trendy restaurant Nobu in London's West End.

Deacon had no qualms about posing for a picture alongside Emma as she turned
heads in a sexy denim mini and showed off her bare midriff in a flimsy white
top.

She has since been driving a two-seater Mercedes SLK.

And she is now happily settled in a luxury flat in the top-market Astoria
Court in Purley, Surrey, after living with a girl pal in nearby Kenley.

The property was bought without a mortgage.

When interviewed by The People, Emma denied that Deacon had paid for her
flat and car.

She said: "Yeah, I know him. He is a friend, but that's it."

When asked if that was the extent of their relationship she added: "Yep."

Veronica Deacon claimed she had never heard of Emma.

She said: "I don't know anything about it."

Asked if she felt shocked to learn of the relationship Veronica said: "I
don't feel anything."

A spokesman for her husband said he had "absolutely no comment to make."

Paul Harris

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Dec 15, 2002, 9:54:40 AM12/15/02
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Interesting article, but I think they just assumed he was on stage at the
golden jubilee thing as it came under the name of Queen. If he was actually
there we would have noticed!!!

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Darren Robins

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Dec 15, 2002, 10:55:39 AM12/15/02
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Could yo scan and upload the pages somewhere please?

Thanks

Darren


Gudrun Fussy

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Dec 15, 2002, 11:24:02 AM12/15/02
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Here is the link

http://www.people.co.uk/

scroll down to find the article

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red

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Dec 15, 2002, 12:02:42 PM12/15/02
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Try this to link direct to the article:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?A2E7127C2


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red

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Dec 15, 2002, 12:02:53 PM12/15/02
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http://makeashorterlink.com/?A2E7127C2

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Mr. Teatime

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Dec 15, 2002, 1:12:10 PM12/15/02
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I don't believe this until I see this picture that they talk about (which
isn't in that link?). This is a british tabloid, so most of it is probably
made up.

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red

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Dec 15, 2002, 1:55:49 PM12/15/02
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I'll try and scan the pictures in and put them up. Its is a full 2 page
spread.


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Danny Williams

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Dec 15, 2002, 2:31:17 PM12/15/02
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It's probably crap. It's obviously a slow news week so they've made something up
to fill space, as our excellent British tabloid press is wont to do. As they
can't get their facts right regarding who was on stage at one of the most widely
talked about live events this year, then why should we believe anything else?
Note the use of "friends say..." and "a spokesman says..." - that means "we made
this bit up".

Darren Robins

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Dec 15, 2002, 2:34:30 PM12/15/02
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> I'll try and scan the pictures in and put them up. Its is a full 2 page
> spread.

Thanks, I'd appreciate that.

Darren


ruth

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Dec 15, 2002, 3:04:47 PM12/15/02
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Danny Williams wrote:
>
>... As they

> can't get their facts right regarding who was on stage at one of the most widely
> talked about live events this year, then why should we believe anything else?

yeah, and they've got the bit about him vetoing robbie williams as
singer out of sync, reading as if coming before the bejart ballet - heh,
but this lady sounds more popular in england than kylie...

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Danny Williams

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Dec 15, 2002, 5:23:48 PM12/15/02
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ruth wrote:

Well I've never heard of her. Sounds like one of these people that's famous because
the "newspapers" said she is.
I still maintain it's crap.


ruth

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Dec 15, 2002, 5:48:09 PM12/15/02
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Danny Williams wrote:
>
.....

>
> Well I've never heard of her. Sounds like one of these people that's famous because
> the "newspapers" said she is.
> I still maintain it's crap.

yeah, like my interview today - they've often decided/got who they want
but have go through the process !

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stephen braham

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Dec 15, 2002, 6:28:34 PM12/15/02
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Hey So what!!! Johns going through a mid life crisis, And he can afford it!
Great!
steve
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stephen braham

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Dec 15, 2002, 6:31:52 PM12/15/02
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Most crap that is read in UK newspapers is usuallly true ,or has some true
elliment behind it.
steve
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ruth

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Dec 15, 2002, 11:39:09 PM12/15/02
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stephen braham wrote:
>
> Hey So what!!! Johns going through a mid life crisis, And he can afford it!
> Great!
> steve

yeah, that's a postive stretch on it man! even cheap mid-life criseses
can be fun : young guys seem to find u very attractive !!! ;-)

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ruth

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Dec 15, 2002, 11:46:59 PM12/15/02
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stephen braham wrote:
>
> Most crap that is read in UK newspapers is usuallly true ,or has some true
> elliment behind it.
> steve
AMU BTW FEPO,H!
we're getting all this peter foster crap here. reminds me of type of a
manager, or a tarot card (maybe ). so the research for that was
generally around real estate, and maybe a zealous adonisiastic hac
checked for the peter foster reference, and found this lady's name, and
went 'heh man my old date! she don't make that kinda money there's no
mortgage' and so almost unconsciously seething with some jealous and
also some anger of the strain his own put upon him, had her followed and
loh and behold found her at a swanky restrant with that chap whose
band's music's the number 1 musical in the west end! story! he could
hardly sleep that night and when his editor came in he tried it on him.
the manager probably was waiting to find how much the peter foster crap
would take up and whether it was theirs legally anyway, so signed the
large petty cash docket without a hesitation at all. everyone was a bit
shaky from the previous night at the pub but he got his story in, and
talked to enough people at the pub to assume that with the six degrees
of separation theory to take into account there was some element of
truth in all the quotes he pulled!
ALL MADE UP BTW
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Bodo Malo

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Dec 16, 2002, 8:22:09 AM12/16/02
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so - where's the picture?


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Danny Williams

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Dec 16, 2002, 2:03:31 PM12/16/02
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ruth wrote:

The trouble with British tabloid journalism is not what they write - it's what
they don't write. Read any article from any tabloid and just look at the "facts"
that are presented - they are usually few and far between. To make up for this
lack of factual information, journalists will present what they do know in such
a way that leaves the average reader inferring the intended scandal, i.e. that
John Deacon may be having a "relationship" with some girl. At no point will they
actually state this in as many words, but the use of language is heavily
suggestive, leaving the reader to make their own mind up. As many tabloid
readers have no mind, the article has the desired effect. So maybe the quotes
are true, but do they really mean anything when put into a different context? A
classic example I read was when one trashy supermarket rag asked a government
official about the existance of UFOs (flying saucers and stuff) - the official
said something like "UFOs do not exist, there is no government cover up.." etc,
and the writer ended by stating that this denial was proof that UFOs do exist.
Says who!?
Personally, I take a very sceptical view of anything I read in a newspaper that
gives greater prominence to bingo games on the front page than actual news.


Phil Deane

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Dec 15, 2002, 8:26:48 PM12/15/02
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Darren Robins wrote:

Yeah denim mini and bare midriff sound great :)

Who would have thought Deaky would have it in him??

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Mr. Teatime

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Dec 16, 2002, 2:50:21 PM12/16/02
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"Phil Deane" <ph...@miracleexpress.force9.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Darren Robins wrote:
>
> > Could yo scan and upload the pages somewhere please?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Darren
>
> Yeah denim mini and bare midriff sound great :)
>
> Who would have thought Deaky would have it in him??
>

especially since he's getting older

don't take account of my innuendo........

jon


stephen braham

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Dec 16, 2002, 5:29:24 PM12/16/02
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young guys seem to find u very attractive !!! ;-) wrote ruth!
What on earth is that supposed to mean? HELLO! have you got me mixed op with
someone else?

steve
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ruth

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Dec 17, 2002, 3:35:38 AM12/17/02
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stephen braham wrote:
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> young guys seem to find u very attractive !!! ;-) wrote ruth!
> What on earth is that supposed to mean? HELLO! have you got me mixed op with
> someone else?
> steve

( i was talking in the vernacular after a few too many drinx after a job
interview - not that i know what vernacular means - but its like the
royal 'we' use of 'u'. )


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stephen braham

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Dec 17, 2002, 5:44:00 PM12/17/02
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Hi Ruth *vernacular* means native to ones own country, know what you mean
know, (I think?) good word though!

steve
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Geoff Wood

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Dec 22, 2002, 3:26:47 PM12/22/02
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"red" <reddwa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > THE STUNNING LAPDANCER,

25, THEWRINKLY QUEEN STAR WITH A WIFE AND SIX KIDS
> AND THE £300K FLAT PAID FOR IN CASH
>
> MARRIED Queen star John Deacon has formed an extra-ordinary relationship
> with a lapdancer young enough to be his daughter.
>
> The grey-haired bass guitarist, 51, who has six children, has been seeing
> stunning Emma Shelley, 25, and is happy to be pictured with her (top
right).
>


So that's it then ! John has been *too tired* to lift his bass !

geoff

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Jan 24, 2020, 8:06:09 PM1/24/20
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It's true. But happened from increase alcoholism after Freddie's death. He was a bad alcoholic to begin with. Veronica slapped his ass in rehab. The apt. John's name, veronica sold it.

etom...@gmail.com

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Jun 3, 2020, 12:36:19 AM6/3/20
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How do you know this?

etom...@gmail.com

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Jun 3, 2020, 12:41:36 AM6/3/20
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Like, I have suspect he has had drinking issues and depression/anxiety and he has had trouble with his marriage. Was he really that badly affected by Freddie’s death? I am aware of rumors he really had a bond with Freddie. I really cannot find a clear answer to all my questions. I hope Veronica is at the very least getting respect.
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