Claims extracted
27
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
2 of 27 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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The TV presenter, 47, said his son, 22, goes “into a form of psychosis” when he uses drugs and he has had to go out searching for him on several occasions.
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he → say → occasions
Speaking on Matt Willis’ On The Mend podcast, Jeff said: “To see your son suffer in that way and not be able to appeal to his better nature to stop that addiction cycle…
“I couldn’t do anything to stop it.
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I → speak → it
And I tried standing in front of the front door, I tried going to the police.
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I → try → police
“For six years, the thing that’s been hardest, the most challenging, is that he would go into a form of psychosis when he used.
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he → go → psychosis
“That’s when his behaviour is not his own, that’s when he’s just walking the streets and you don’t know what could happen to him.
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what → ’ → him
“I’ve had to go looking for him on countless occasions and trying to bring him to safety, only for him to then flee the minute you turn your back.”
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you → have → back
Jeff said Freddy has been to rehab and has been sectioned but it “wasn’t enough for that behaviour to change”.
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behaviour → say → rehab
He added: “What I’m relying on now, because I don’t control it, is I’m relying on Fred to mature to the point where, and I hear him talking about it and I hear him understanding it more.
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him → add → it
“I’ve tried to provide every route that would lead him out of it and always try and be that voice of reason that encourages him to try this and try that.
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that → try → that
It hasn’t quite transpired that he’s ready.
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he → transpire → ?
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“What I learned a while ago is that it’s got to be his call and when he’s ready and only then really will you ever see him climb out of the cycle.”
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him → read → cycle
Jeff and Freddy took part on Celebrity Race Across The World together in 2024, with the 22-year-old admitting on the Terry Stone Connection podcast that he purchased weed while filming in Brazil.
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he → take → Brazil
Willis noted that, during Freddy’s appearance on the show, he said of his father: “At times when I’ve pushed away, he’s pulled me back even harder to bring me back in.”
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he → note → me
In response, Jeff said: “He’s a smart kid, he does know, he just doesn’t seem to have the control.
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he → say → control
He knows what will help.
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what → know → ?
“I’ve always seen acknowledgement from Fred.
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I → see → Fred
He understands a lot of what’s going on, why it’s happening, how his choices have maybe led to certain outcomes.
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choices → understand → outcomes
“Sometimes the guard goes up and there’s a lack of accountability, which can frustrate in the karma moments.
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which → go → moments
“That acknowledgement and those words, what else can I do but keep trying?
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I → keep → what
I just keep trying.
“I’m never going to stop.
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I → try → ?
I always want to support him.
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I → want → him
“It’s what Jade would be absolutely insisting that I do.
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I → ’ → ?
I’m trying to be the dad to the boys that I guess I didn’t have the experience of.”
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I → try → experience
A representative for Freddy said: “Freddy is in a really positive place in his life at the moment.
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Freddy → say → moment
He is focused on his wellbeing and continuing to make positive steps forward.
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He → continue → steps
“Like many young people, Freddy has faced challenges, but he is looking firmly towards the future and is surrounded by people who care about and support him.”
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who → face → him
Freddy reportedly began smoking at the age of 12 and has struggled with his mental health over the years, including going to rehab and experiencing manic episodes.
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Freddy → begin → episodes
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