Charlton sex tape: is the #sextratime Vine real or just another publicity stunt?

Championship club confirm they were unaware of the incident and will launch a “club investigation”

Jack de Menezes
Thursday 26 February 2015 09:23 EST
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A couple appear on the Charlton pitch appearing to have sex
A couple appear on the Charlton pitch appearing to have sex (Instagram/severn_sport)

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It’s the question of the morning on social media: is the #sextratime Vine for real?

If you’re one of the last remaining people with a Facebook account to have avoided it, let us enlighten you. (We won’t show you the whole Vine - let’s face it, you won’t struggle to find it if you want to see it.)

But the Vine showing a couple who appear to be having sex in the middle of Charlton Athletic’s football pitch raises some doubts.

Since when do Vines start and end with white noise?

Since when are they shot in black and white, with smooth panning into the ‘scene’?

Could the answer be: when they’re a publicity stunt by an advertising company?

The identities of those involved in the video are unknown – and the club has confirmed it was not aware of the incident and are going to investigate it.

Charlton's The Valley stadium
Charlton's The Valley stadium (Getty Images)

Either way, this one will no doubt run into extra time.

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