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Alleged assault by Dave Lee Travis 'was not Carry On-style playful act' Alleged assault by Dave Lee Travis 'was not Carry On-style playful act'
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Comedian Dave Gorman has told a court that colleagues on the Mrs Merton Show believed an alleged assault by veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis on a female television personality was aggressive and not a Carry On-style "playful" act. The comedian Dave Gorman has told a court that colleagues on the Mrs Merton Show believed an alleged assault by veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis on a female television personality was aggressive and not a Carry On-style "playful" act.
He said the former Radio 1 star had appeared as a guest on the comedy chat show in the mid-1990s when he heard later claims that Travis had grabbed the woman's breasts in the corridor of the BBC television studio. He said that the former Radio 1 star had appeared as a guest on the comedy chatshow in the mid-1990s when he heard later claims that Travis had grabbed the woman's breasts in the corridor of the BBC television studio.
The alleged victim, who was working as a part of the production crew at the time, told the court on Wednesday that Travis got a "weird sexual thrill" as he squeezed her breasts and the former Tops Of The Pops presenter had an "intense" stare during the incident. The alleged victim, who was working as a part of the show's production crew at the time, told the court on Wednesday that Travis got a "weird sexual thrill" as he squeezed her breasts, and the former Tops Of The Pops presenter had an "intense" stare during the incident.
Gorman, who was a writer on the Mrs Merton Show show, told Travis's retrial at Southwark crown court in London: "I was told that as [the woman] was escorting Mr Travis back to his dressing room, he at some point … grabbed her tits. Gorman, who was a writer on the Mrs Merton Show show, told Travis's retrial at Southwark crown court in London: "I was told that as [the woman] was escorting Mr Travis back to his dressing room, he at some point … grabbed her tits. My recollection was everyone in the team would have known. This was office gossip to some extent.
"My recollection was everyone in the team would have known. This was office gossip to some extent. "I recall discussions and questions about whether it had been a sort of 'Carry On film wahey', which might be playful, albeit ill-judged, or whether it was aggressive. My recollection was it was aggressive."
"I recall discussions and questions about whether it had been a sort of 'Carry On film wahey', which might be playful albeit ill-judged, or whether it was aggressive.
"My recollection was it was aggressive."
Travis, 69, who is charged under his real name David Griffin, denies two counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.Travis, 69, who is charged under his real name David Griffin, denies two counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.
He is facing a retrial on two counts – one of indecent assault of a woman between 1 November 1990 and 31 January 1991, and another of sexual assault on a different woman between 1 June 2008 and 30 November 2008 - on which a jury was unable to reach verdicts at a trial earlier this year.He is facing a retrial on two counts – one of indecent assault of a woman between 1 November 1990 and 31 January 1991, and another of sexual assault on a different woman between 1 June 2008 and 30 November 2008 - on which a jury was unable to reach verdicts at a trial earlier this year.
Travis, of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has also pleaded not guilty to an additional count of indecent assault alleged to have taken place on 17 January 1995.Travis, of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has also pleaded not guilty to an additional count of indecent assault alleged to have taken place on 17 January 1995.