7 hours ago Sweet Bobby review: This horrifying catfish story is remarkable in its sheer scale and audacity

Netflix’s documentary lacks the near-forensic detail of the podcast it is based on

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7 hours ago Most WTF moments from Netflix's wild new catfishing documentary Sweet Bobby

Netflix's new documentary Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare tells the story of a radio host who thought she had found lasting love with a man she met on Facebook

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7 hours ago Brit influencer fell to death on 630ft bridge despite family pleas not to climb

Lewis Stevenson was known for taking stunning photography shots at great risk, as he would scale tall structures without any safety equipment at all, but his latest stunt went horribly wrong

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7 hours ago Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare review – flawed Netflix documentary still shocks

The jaw-dropping facts of an elaborate catfishing scheme will surprise those unfamiliar with the story, but they are revealed in a rushed and perfunctory filmWhen Kirat Assi received a Facebook friend request from a man named Bobby Jandu, in 2009, she had no reason to view it suspiciously. It was 2009 – everyone was expanding their Facebook networks. Bobby’s family was well-known in the Kenyan Punjabi Sikh community and the two shared many mutual friends online. Bobby’s younger brother, JJ, was dating Kirat’s younger cousin Simran. They were both in long-term relationships, and both posted frequently about their lives. Though the two had never met in person – Bobby, a cardiology assistant, bounced between the UK and Kenya, and Kirat, a marketing professional, lived in London – they stru...

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9 hours ago Sweet Bobby’s Kirat Assi doesn’t want a ‘witch hunt’ for abuser: ‘You’re as bad as them if you’re doing that’

Tom Murray speaks to Kirat Assi, the woman at the centre of Netflix’s new documentary ‘Sweet Bobby’, about her catfishing nightmare and quest for justice. Inventing up to 60 characters, Kirat’s abuser created a whole world that existed purely in their warped imagination

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