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| Max Clifford trial: TV stars give defence evidence | Max Clifford trial: TV stars give defence evidence |
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| A TV presenter has told Max Clifford's trial on indecent assault charges that she "never" saw women leave his office in distress when she worked for him. | A TV presenter has told Max Clifford's trial on indecent assault charges that she "never" saw women leave his office in distress when she worked for him. |
| Sky Sports presenter Clare Tomlinson, who was his PA for six months in 1991, added he had "an old school charm". | Sky Sports presenter Clare Tomlinson, who was his PA for six months in 1991, added he had "an old school charm". |
| Actress Pauline Quirke told jurors she had never heard any rumours about him acting inappropriately in the 20 years she had known him. | Actress Pauline Quirke told jurors she had never heard any rumours about him acting inappropriately in the 20 years she had known him. |
| Mr Clifford, 70, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts. | Mr Clifford, 70, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts. |
| The charges relate to seven alleged victims aged 14 to 19 and are alleged to have happened between 1966-84. | |
| Giving evidence on Monday at Southwark Crown Court, Ms Tomlinson laughed as she denied ever seeing Mr Clifford walk naked around his office. | Giving evidence on Monday at Southwark Crown Court, Ms Tomlinson laughed as she denied ever seeing Mr Clifford walk naked around his office. |
| Asked if the office had been "sexually charged", as has been alleged during the case, she said: "Certainly not during my six months, or any time after if I visited the hairdresser downstairs, and went for a cup of tea - it wasn't like that." | Asked if the office had been "sexually charged", as has been alleged during the case, she said: "Certainly not during my six months, or any time after if I visited the hairdresser downstairs, and went for a cup of tea - it wasn't like that." |
| She said Mr Clifford was "avuncular with ladies", adding: "He wasn't the sort who would pat people on the bum." | She said Mr Clifford was "avuncular with ladies", adding: "He wasn't the sort who would pat people on the bum." |
| Ms Tomlinson told the court: "In my career subsequently I have experienced sexual bullying and harassment, and I wouldn't be here giving evidence if I believed that Max was capable of that sort of thing." | Ms Tomlinson told the court: "In my career subsequently I have experienced sexual bullying and harassment, and I wouldn't be here giving evidence if I believed that Max was capable of that sort of thing." |
| Birds Of A Feather star Pauline Quirke, who is also a witness for the defence, said they were both vice-patrons of the same charity, the Rhys Daniels Trust. | Birds Of A Feather star Pauline Quirke, who is also a witness for the defence, said they were both vice-patrons of the same charity, the Rhys Daniels Trust. |
| She said they were friends and described him as a "good, decent man... down to earth, very normal". | She said they were friends and described him as a "good, decent man... down to earth, very normal". |
| "The word I've always associated with Max, since I've known him, is the word 'integrity'," she told jurors. | "The word I've always associated with Max, since I've known him, is the word 'integrity'," she told jurors. |
| The actress added that she had never seen or heard of him behaving inappropriately with any woman. | The actress added that she had never seen or heard of him behaving inappropriately with any woman. |
| "I've never heard any rumours over the years," she said. | "I've never heard any rumours over the years," she said. |
| The trial was adjourned until Tuesday. | The trial was adjourned until Tuesday. |