Marcus Parks

Some people said it did, some people said it didn't, and Johnny Rotten was not ever specific with what those seedy rumors were about.

They just said he was seedy.

But it is a fact that Rotten's statements about Jimmy Savile did get him banned from the BBC for a very long time.

Rotten's ban did not go unnoticed.

In the example the BBC made of the former Sex Pistol produced a chilling effect when it came to other people in the entertainment industry openly talking about Jimmy Savile's crimes.

Yeah, they did not want any investigative bodies to come looking around.

Right?

Because there aren't any big black cocks.

Big black cocks.

Right, those are BBCs, yeah.

speculated during the interview that his comments about Jimmy Savile would probably be cut, and Rotten had every reason to believe that they would be.

That's because by 1978, Jimmy Savile was not only one of the biggest stars on the BBC, Savile was also already heavily involved with the British royal family.

Now, as far as how Jimmy got connected to the Royals, his most frequent one-off charity stunts involved competitions in cycling and foot races, because Jimmy Savile was addicted to exercise.

Of course.

Not wet.

Yeah, you can't run an entire race with a cigar hanging out of your mouth, no matter what Jimmy Savile wanted you to believe.

No.

But Savile also engaged in competitions involving endurance marches with the Royal Marines.

And it was through the Royal Marines that Jimmy Savile met the Royal family, or as Jimmy Savile cheekily liked to call them, the firm.

Certainly don't look that way.