Child porn chef Allen bows out of Ballymaloe

DISGRACED celebrity chef Tim Allen moved to protect his multi-million euro family business last night, announcing he was ceasing all connection with the Ballymaloe Cookery School and hotel.

Child porn chef Allen bows out of Ballymaloe

The family, worried about the financial fall-out after Mr Allen’s conviction for possession of child pornography on Thursday, issued a joint statement stating his future involvement with Ballymaloe would “not be in the best interests of the business”.

Mr Allen, who was fined €40,000 and ordered to do 240 hours of community service after he downloaded images of children engaged in sexual acts, also apologised for what he had done. The statement followed a family meeting yesterday about the future of the business, which was hit over the weekend. A spokesman for the family said a number of gift vouchers and cookery course bookings (a 12-week course costs up to €7,650) had been cancelled and dinner bookings at Ballymaloe House Hotel had also been affected.

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