Retrieved 3 May On 5 Februaryhe was convicted of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one of having sex with a girl under the age of That same year, his first hits package, simply titled Greatest Hitswas released. A year-old girl was found living in his flat and questioned by authorities.
Skip to main content Skip to table of contents. Glitter was an influence on a number of musicians and genres from the s onwards, especially British punkpost-punknew wavegothic rockBritpop and glam metal. After his real identity became known in Sotogrande, he moved to Cuba and later to Cambodiawhere he rented an apartment in Phnom Penh.
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Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. In MayGlitter began an appeal against his convictions. Archived from the original on 16 May Accounts included an accusation parole sex drugs and rock n roll kid ink in Peterborough Glitter who was alleged to have raped a or year-old girl in Savile's BBC dressing room.
In October there was controversy over the use of "Rock and Roll Part 2" in the commercially successful movie Joker due to the possibility of Glitter, as co-writer of the song, receiving a lump sum and royalties for its use. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gary Glitter.
Despite his success in the UK, Glitter never made the same impact in America where, at best, glam rock was seen as a curiosity. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gary Glitter. This was his third drink-driving conviction, and he narrowly avoided being sent to prison.