Michael Barrymore has addressed Channel 4’s upcoming documentary Barrymore: The Body in the Pool – set to air on Thursday evening – on social media.
Channel 4 will air a two-hour documentary special into the death Stuart Lubbock, 31, who was found dead in the swimming pool in Barrymore’s Essex home in March 2001, following a party at the premises.
Speaking prior to the show’s broadcast, the TV presenter explained he cannot make comment on the programme because the TV network is “refusing to show it” to him.
“I’ve been asked by various sections of the press to comment upon the Channel Four documentary that is to be broadcast tonight,” he began.
Michael has broken his silence to protest his innocence ahead of the documentary (Image: Michael Barrymore / Twitter)
“As I’ve made clear to everyone, I am not able to comment because Channel 4 are refusing to show it to me or even let me know what it contains.
“Forgive me for looking down on the iPad, I don’t want to get any of this wrong.
“However, I would say to anyone who would like to get to the truth of the matter, that they should watch the ITV interview I did last year with Piers Morgan. He went into everything and left no stone unturned.
He continued: “The truth is.. I have always done everything anyone has asked of me, and I’ve cooperated with everyone.
Michael urged his fans to watch his interview with Piers Morgan from last year instead of the documentary (Image: Michael Barrymore / Twitter)
“Essex Police’s own QC has said that ‘we know Mr Barrymore has had nothing to do with this, and that there is no evidence of linking him to the injuries to Mr Lubbock or the pool’.
“I have nothing to do with this whatsoever, and yet I keep getting bashed and bullied by the media. I may comment further once I’ve seen the show go out later tonight.
“In the meantime, my heartfelt sympathies go out to the Lubbock family and I truly hope they find peace. And it is for that reason that I have constantly pressed for an independent police force to examine everything to do with the case and reach a proper conclusion. And I continue to do so.”
Stuart Lubbock who was found dead in Michael Barrymore’s swimming pool nearly 20 years ago (Image: PA)
Barrymore, now 67, and two other men – his ex-lover Jonathan Kenney and dustman Justin Merritt – were arrested and later released without charge, and police say the three have not been “completely eliminated” from inquiries.
Five others who were at the party that night – Merritt’s younger sister Kylie, chef James Futers, and locals Simon Shaw, Claire Jones, then 17, and Kelly Campbell – have also not been eliminated, according to police, “who say that one or more of the eight at the party was responsible for Stuart’s death”. They have neither denied or made comment on the allegations.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
