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Paula Yates ( 5th January 1959- 2000) was a British television presenter. When she first came to prominence in the 1980s, as co-presenter (with Jools Holland) of Channel 4 pop music programme, The Tube, she was better known as the daughter of former TV presenter, Jess Yates , who had been sacked from his job presenting religious programmes because of scandalous newspaper stories about his private life.Yates became even more famous as the partner of Bob Geldof, with whom she lived for some years before their marriage in 1986. They already had one daughter, Fifi Trixibelle, born in 1984, and a further two girls followed. She was also one of the presenters on The Big Breakfast, which was produced by Geldof. However, in 1995, Paula left Geldof for singer Michael Hutchence, with whom she had another daughter. At the same time, her public conduct and personal life began to be questioned and criticised in the media: for example, her much-publicised cosmetic surgery was mocked. When she appeared on the BBC series, Have I Got News For You, she was openly ridiculed by other participants.
In 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t, Hutchence committed suicideSuicide (from Latin sui caedere to kill oneself) is the act of ending one's own life. It is considered a sin in many religions, and a crime in some jurisdictions. On the other hand, some cultures have viewed it as an honorable way to exit certain shameful and Paula became distraught, eventually seeking psychiatric treatment. Meanwhile, there was a question mark over the custody of her youngest daughter, Tiger Lily.
Moreover, further media allegations were made suggesting that Jess Yates had not been Paula's natural father. A paternity test proved that the late quiz show host Hughie Greene had in fact been her father. Shortly after this announcement, Paula Yates was found dead, apparently of a drug overdose.
Hughie Green's son, Christopher, has gone on record as saying that Kell Hutchence (Michael Huthcence's father) never fought for custody of Tiger Lily. In his book Hughie and Paula, he says of the late Kell Hutchence that "he was one of the very few decent people out there who tried to be the peace maker in a sad story". According to Christopher Green, Kell's ex-wife and step-daughter only made motions to gain custody of Tiger after Paula's death. Tiger Lily now lives with Bob Geldof and her half-sisters, the children of him and Yates.
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