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Article: AWARDS BOSSES DUMP TELLY HOST: The people who recieve awards have worked hard and Leslie's presence would take away from all that; VISITSCOTLAND EVENT INSIDER LAST NIGHT.(News)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 25, 2002
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Byline: NICOLA METHVEN TV Editor
BELEAGUERED TV presenter John Leslie has been dumped as compere of a glittering tourism awards ceremony amid fears that his presence would adversely affect the gala event.
Leslie, 37, was due to make the high-profile appearance in Edinburgh tonight when he was to present the Scottish Thistle Awards - dubbed the Oscars of the tourism industry.
But after he was unmasked as the Swedish beauty's alleged attacker, organisers VisitScotland decided they no longer wanted him to be associated with the industry's biggest ...