Savile 'thought he was untouchable', says former PA

Jimmy Savile's former personal assistant has said the disgraced TV star "thought he was untouchable", while it was also announced that a hospital cafe named after the entertainer will have its name changed.

Savile 'thought he was untouchable', says former PA

Jimmy Savile's former personal assistant has said the disgraced TV star "thought he was untouchable", while it was also announced that a hospital cafe named after the entertainer will have its name changed.

Janet Cope, 70, who was Savile's PA for 32 years until she was suddenly sacked by him in 2001, described him as "eccentric, manipulative, controlling" and said he was like Peter Pan, "forever surrounding himself with youngsters".

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