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Former tabloid editor felt “huge responsibility” for Princess Diana’s death August 21st, 2007

According to a report by the BBC:

The editor of the News of the World at the time of Princess Diana’s death has said he felt “huge responsibility” for the Paris car crash which killed her.

Phil Hall told an ITV documentary if it were not for the paparazzi following Diana’s Mercedes when it crashed the accident may not have happened.

Yes, and?

Of course there were many contributing factors which caused the death of Princess Diana ten years ago, but there aren’t many people who believe the paparazzi didn’t play a significant role.

And yet, it’s only the public’s insatiable appetite for celebrity photographs that caused this in the first place. Even the documentary will show some of the pictures taken by those pursuing her.

When we stop demanding intimate portraits of the rich and famous, the paparazzi will cease to exist. Until then, expect more hounding in order to “get the shot”.

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O’Meara moans about Channel 4 who made her ‘look like some monster’ March 5th, 2007

Jo O’Meara, one of the celebrity contestants cooped up in the Big Brother house earlier this year has hit out at Channel 4 and Endemol’s programme directors, claiming that they made her out to ‘look like some monster’.

“All I wanted to do was relaunch my career and save my home. Instead I was turned into the most hated person in Britain. And for what? Nothing,” she tearfully told the News of the World.

Yes, programme edits can make someone look worse than they are, but the fact is, they can only work with the material they are presented with. If you were made to look like a bully, then that’s because you acted like one.

I’m not sure you’re the most hated person in Britain though. Hopefully people are moving on from it now. Looks like you got your well-paid tabloid interview in just in time, Jo.

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