Family in denial as TV channel pulls shows Australian singer Rolf Harris. ROLF Harris' family have rallied around him as he spent the day besieged by media, after The Sun newspaper named him as a suspect in alleged sex offences. Police previously said they had arrested a then-82 year-old man as part of Operation Yewtree, set up to investigate abuse allegations against BBC personality Jimmy Saville and others. His home was raided in November last year, and he was interviewed by police. Then in March, days before his 83rd birthday, he was arrested and interviewed again. He was bailed pending further inquiries. Scotland Yard have declined to officially name the man. However in a front page splash The Sun revealed it was the beloved Australian entertainer. The mainstream media had until now made the unusual decision not to name Harris, citing legal reasons, though social media and bloggers felt no such restraint. But after The Sun published its story, other professional media followed their lead. In the afternoon Channel 5 in Britain announced it had cancelled the scheduled screening of two of his shows: Olive the Ostrich and repeats of Rolf's Animal Clinic. "While this legal matter involving Rolf Harris is on-going we have removed (the programmes) from the schedule," the station said. Harris is understood to have emphatically denied the allegations, which are reportedly historic in nature. Early Friday morning, a sleepy-voiced Harris answered the front gate intercom at his home near the picturesque town of Bray in Berkshire. Asked if he had anything to say about The Sun's report, he simply said "no comment" and rang off. As the media pack at his house grew he was visited by friends and family. One visitor arrived with a bunch of flowers. Another carried a bag of shopping. As one of them talked on the intercom she was told by a female voice from inside the house "don't tell them anything." A furious neighbour shouted to the cameras "he didn't do it. And if he did it doesn't matter. Another said "he's done nothing wrong and you should be ashamed of yourselves." One visitor came to drop a note in Harris' letterbox and said afterwards: "he's a wonderful man and it's a load of baloney." An elderly man with a briefcase who visited for about half an hour was asked on leaving how the family were coping. He replied "I think they are fairly used to it." A woman identified by the Evening Standard as Harris' wife Alwen said "We don't know what's going on, we can't talk." The only friendly face from inside the Harris compound was the family dog, who peered at the media through the gate when he was let out of the house. Harris' home backs onto the Thames in an idyllic setting about half an hour west of London. Harris' agent and lawyers have maintained their silence on the accusations.