Sky News presenter mistakes Sir Keith Richards for Sir Cliff Richard in breaking news tweet
Sky News Australia journalist Vanessa Trezise has been left red-faced after mixing up Sir Keith Richards and Sir Cliff Richard in a breaking news tweet following a police raid on the latter stars home.
As detectives moved on Sir Cliff’s Berkshire penthouse in pursuit of evidence pertaining to the abuse of a boy in 1985 it fell to Trezise to communicate the news to Australians on social media.
In a hastily deleted tweet she wrote: “Coming up @ SkyNewsAust reporter Martin Brunt with the latest on a police search of Sir Keith Richards home over alleged sex offences.”
When the faux pas was brought to her attention a bashful Trevise responded; “I think I am done tweeting while at the news desk during breaking news. Brain explosion and sleep deprivation. Sorry all.”
“@ColinJBettles: @Vanessa_Trezise thank you. Suffice to say I am mortified, tried together tweet during 10 second countdown. #brainimplosion
— Vanessa Trezise (@Vanessa_Trezise) August 14, 2014
Sir Cliff is expected to be interviewed by detectives investigating the case within a matter of days as he seeks to clear his name.