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Old 21-08-2008, 09:19   #23
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Re: Gary Glitter aka Paul Gadd

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Originally Posted by MargaretR View Post
I think he chose Hong Kong because corruption is endemic there, and all he needs is a sizeable backhander to the authorities. He still has royalties from his music I presume.

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Its said that he has something in the region of £50,000 a year coming in, in royalties from record sales around the world. Its quite obvious that some people are still prepared to buy his records, but I think he will eventually end up back over here
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