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Saturday 26 May 2007

Shame on The Sun (an editorial)

no need for The Sun, Freema's got the moon

Official statement from the BBC:
“It is absolute rubbish that Freema Agyeman has been axed or sacked from Doctor Who. However we do not comment on future storylines.”

On a day where Freema should be celebrated in the press for her lovely first appearance on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, it instead has been horribly ruined by the cruelty of a tabloid desperate for attention by any means. While we are not an official voice for Freema, we would like to at least express our outrage against The Sun’s nonsense.

Having failed to cash in on their attempts to damage her established co-star, David Tennant, by trying to ignite and ride on rumours of his impending departure from Doctor Who, “The Sun” has turned their eye to a far easier target, an actress who has just barely gotten her momentum going in mainstream media and therefore can less easily defend herself.

Freema had been their darling until recently and they could not print enough nice things to say about her. But she seems to have outlived her usefulness to them since every other paper was also praising her and their voice was being drowned out. So “The Sun” has changed their tactics, now forming their words into a knife and trying to plunge it into her career for no apparent reason but for their own depraved gossip and readership numbers.

Rest assured, there is an ever growing list of logical reasons why what they say is hopelessly incorrect and full of falsehoods, including a recent statement* by Russell T. Davies that he hasn’t even written the Christmas Special yet, let alone any of series four. But The Sun made one glaring mistake in their attempt to trash Freema: there is no-one in the BBC that high in authority who would ever talk to them on that kind of topic. It just wouldn’t happen. Such a person would lose their lucrative job in a heartbeat, it wouldn’t be worth risking discovery.

To attempt to poison Freema’s fanbase by eroding the will to commit to her character emotionally is nothing short of a crime in our book. It’s bad behaviour expected from a bully, not from any entity claiming to be “press”.

So in conclusion, all we can do is ask you to boycott The Sun. There is simply no reason to read it anyway and if this is going to be their new trend why do you need such negativity in your day? Entire towns have successfully boycotted The Sun, we dare say a fandom can do so as well. We are compiling a list of their associated products and companies to boycott, as well as previous claims by them that were complete fabrications so that you may more readily defend yourself against their rubbish and will publish it as soon as reasonably possible. Ask your friends and family to join this action.

We thank you for your loyalty to Freema.



Update: The BBC have now given us a short statement Saturday morning strongly denying The Sun’s claim, which has been placed at the top of this page. In addition at the end of the day we received further confirmation from other solid sources (which unfortunately we cannot name) who assure us that The Sun’s article is untrue.

* Russell T. Davies told Ariel in an interview at the end of April:
Don’t be stupid, I haven’t even written the script yet

The Daily Star reports on 2 June: Freema’s agent confirms she is in series 4

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create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB dalekerher2 2.5 years ago #101

boooooooooooooooooo! i dont even read the sun, but this is to mutch -x -( but ahh well next weeks ep looks great how can they discrace her like that razz

create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB daleknut 2.5 years ago #102

I to searched google about this rumour and found this wondrfull web site thanks guys for answering my question grin

create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB Sarah 2.5 years ago #103

I am so relieved the story is utter rubbish - I did tell everyone to wait for the official response.

Freema is going from strength to strength with Dr Who and her character is fitting in brilliantly (Russell certainly saw something special). Human Nature is a fabulous episode and i can’t wait for Part 2.

The Suni is renown for getting things wrong.

create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB Sara 2.5 years ago #104

Billy Piper did a brilliant job,but Freema excells in the role. I never read the Sun anyway it’s a load of rubbish.I can’t wait for the next episode!

create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB .Smith.&.Jones_Are Love. 2.5 years ago #105

^^You are absoluteley right ‘Sara’ - Billie was brill - but so is Freema - the Sun never ever tell the truth - and no one should listen to any rumours that they spread about anyone. Especially Freema - who is lovely what has she done to deserve this?

GB David Tennant Admiraa 2.5 years ago #106

All hail Freema! All bin the Sun! grin Martha Jones blog not bin updated yet -(

create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB Quantum Leap 2.5 years ago #107

Thank goodness. I heard this rumour floating about this morning. I don’t read the Sun, for obvious reasons, so had no idea where it came from. From the moment I heard the Sun, I was relieved.

I think Freema is doing a fantastic job as Martha on Doctor Who and long may she remain as the Doctor’s assistant.

create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB IanOTimelord 2.5 years ago #108

We should EXTERMINATE the person that wrote that dribble in the Sun. The best thing to do with that paper is not to buy it! My cat has more intelligence in her paw than that paper has!

Its a sad fact of today that the press will build someone up then knock them down!

The Sun is a load of ******* ****.

create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB blahh 2.5 years ago #109

Jack why dont you want martha to stay i thin she is great !!! smile cool grin

create your own avatar at http://site.gravatar.com GB cat-person 2.5 years ago #110

i think freema is so sexy i have to say but the sun are rasist and intorerant to ethnic minorities so maybes thats why they had a go at freema but i think they are a lot off crapp. and it is not an assistant it is a companion quentem leap and niel she will never leave because she is so hot

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