Andrew Marr becomes the story.

Journalist, presenter Andrew Marr became the story himself when he stepped out from behind a gagging order concerning his alledged affair . This affair, which ended in 2003, was common knowledge at Westminster and within the BBC, where he was political editor. But the injunction banned publication of his name in connection with the story.

Mr Marr said injunctions should not last 'for ever' and that their increased use by celebrities was 'out of control'.

Almost 30 gagging orders are in place and, in the past fortnight alone, they have been granted to a Premier League footballer, a leading actor and a married television star.

Mr Marr has been married for 23 years to Jackie Ashley, a Guardian columnist, and they have a son aged 21 and daughters aged 19 and 16.

The unmarried woman with whom he had a brief relationship eight years ago is a prominent political journalist. Her daughter is now seven.

 

Category: Adultery on stage and screen, Celebrity Adultery News

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