A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from a well-known male celebrity-a understanding that in recent years has been exposed to participation in any 'bad behavior'.
I would go more in detail, but for reasons that will become clear, I can't.
This celebrity was irritated by a story that I had written about his crades. He has a form to contact journalists directly and after it was published, he e -mailed me that I told me that my words had consequences – and that one day I should live with the knowledge that I about someone about the Rand had pushed.
If he knows similar messages that he sent to colleague writers, I could only assume that he was talking about his own mental health.
I cannot share his identity: he labeled the letter with an instruction that it was 'not for publication'. But I also know that this person has a history to give journalists negative stories about his colleagues and other celebrities in an attempt to damage their reputation.
He is not only in playing the map of mental health care.
Another British male star of equal fame has been furious about how he was depicted in the media after claims that he has cheated on his partner (he is a deeply unpleasant individual). He wore his lawyers on me -mail: “Every time Katie writes about our client, this influences his mental health.”
Welcome to the new form of today's celebrities, where male celebrities – and they are almost always men – will try to prevent their crimes from being revealed by claiming that they suffer from spiritual diseases, even in some cases that are in danger of their own lives to take.
Wynne Evans' Crisis PR informed the press that his client was' in a bad way '
He used the same PR as the Italian dancer Graziano Di, who was strictly fired in July
Former BBC Heavyweight Marriage Edwards has issued a statement by his wife to say that he was mentally suffering
Of course, some of these people undoubtedly suffer from serious mental disorders. But it is curious that these celebrities in a society that are increasingly aware of mental disorders, only choose to share their misery as soon as they are caught.
Only last week did we see this disturbing phenomenon playing in the case of Wynne Evans, the Welsh radio presenter and Go Go Compare Star-Turly-Strictly Amateur, which was exposed by the mail on Sunday to use the common term 'spit-roast' – Snake for a three-way act direction the presenter of the show and former professional dancer Janette Manrara.
Three days after his comments were revealed, he was from the strict Tour and revealed that he would take the free time of his regular BBC Wales breakfast show. The next step by Evans was Tekstboek: he hired a crisis PR that informed the press that his client was 'in a bad way'.
In fact, he used the same publicist, Mark Borkowski, who represented another strictly star, the Italian dancer Graziano Di, who was fired last July to kick his partner Zara McDermott during rehearsals.
Borkowski tried to stop further reporting about this story by speaking with BBC News. He told viewers Di fine 'literally broken down from civilization', adding to it: 'I think that is a wise thing to do, supported by his wife. He comes to terms with his mental health problems. '
We were later informed by Borkowski that the dancer was home again in Sicily, apparently everything lost.
Of course it is terribly sad if Di feels that way. But I saw the video clip of the moment he kicked Mrs. McDermott – and his behavior was really shocking. He could have hurt her badly.
When I referred in a story to this clip that I was writing and approached Borkowski for comment, I received two copies of a legal letter: one via e-mail, the other delivered by hand, who reminded me of the spiritual Health of Di fine.
Of course, if he hadn't kicked his partner, this would not have been necessary. His 'mental health' only came in the comparison when he was caught.
Another example is the chattered ex-this morning host Phillip Schofield, who cried in an interview with BBC presenter Amol Rajan in the days after he had had an affair with a much younger runner in the ITV show. (For this appearance, Schofield had lied to me and the post when we tried to expose it – until we finally admit his misconduct in an unprecedented Mea Culpa to this newspaper.)
When he sat down with Rajan, he addressed crying and said: “Do you want me to die? Because that is where I am, 'and continued to share how his daughters have been effectively in Suicide Watch.
“My girls saved my life,” he said. 'They have been by my side for a month because they are afraid of leaving me out of sight … and they said to me,' Dare not do this [our] watch.”'
In the one-man reality show last November, Cast Away, Schofield again attacked those who had uncovered his affair. He compared himself with Caroline Flack, the restless X Factor presenter who took her own life in her London flat in 2020 after being accused of beating up her boyfriend.
“How much do you want a man, and are you really happy when he is dead?” Schaofield asked. “This is how Caroline Flack felt … and it didn't stop.”
Even my colleague journalists who had supported the presenter during his test were furious, he called MS Flack.
Then there was BBC heavyweight marry Edwards who, after it was revealed that he had paid a younger man for explicit photos, explained a statement by his wife Vicky Flind that he was mentally unwell. “The events of the last few days have strongly worsened things. He has suffered a serious episode and now receives hospital care where he will stay for the near future, “she said.
As a result, the media were too nervous that he might have been injured to reveal the fact that he was later broken down from Mrs. Flind. That is, until he pleaded guilty of 'making indecent images of children' in Southwark Crown Court.
At another shocking opportunity I heard that a star (which, again, I can't call) had behaved horrible towards a woman. When I tried to write about it, his lawyer came into action to tell me that he was on Suicide Watch. I enriched my story – but days later he was back to work.
While I was sorry he was suffering, the fact that he was, through his expensive lawyers, was to prevent his terrible behavior from becoming public. He still works today. The woman involved is not devastating because she is so damaged by his actions.
The list goes on.
During my 20-year career for Show Business I have never experienced so many attempts to conclude legitimate reports by quoting psychological problems.
Perhaps it is a cheaper way to silence the press than a super junction – and certainly easier to maintain.
But it prevents the reporting of some very serious crimes through the rich and celebrities. And that's just not right.
