The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 10: August 2024 -

[Hallo girl]

It’s my understanding that WME is a talent agency not specifically focused on PR. They might have a PR person who handles that side of the business for them and a talent agency who goes out and looks for deals like books, tv shows and films. WME would typically coordinate with a star’s PR team (at least for their big name talent) to make sure there is a coordinated message and branding but getting a person who specifically is focused on their PR doesn’t automatically mean they’ve been cut loose from (or left) WME.

Thank you for this.

 

[kalnel]

It’s my understanding that WME is a talent agency not specifically focused on PR. They might have a PR person who handles that side of the business for them and a talent agency who goes out and looks for deals like books, tv shows and films. WME would typically coordinate with a star’s PR team (at least for their big name talent) to make sure there is a coordinated message and branding but getting a person who specifically is focused on their PR doesn’t automatically mean they’ve been cut loose from (or left) WME.

Yes, that's right. In the "golden age" of Hollywood, they were known as the William Morris Agency.

 

[Ghost]

Harry’s claims against The Sun have been limited and/or rejected by the judge.

Prince Harry refused permission to amend tabloid bugging claims

archived 4 Oct 2024 18:40:07 UTC

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[tommy100]

I'd have to agree with the judge's comments that the case has taken up far too much time.

 

[Hallo girl]

If I am reading this correctly, the judge wants a settlement or court by January, but Harry cannot include his extra detail/ claims. I also read it as critical of both parties. In other words get this sorted now,

 

[tommy100]

yes, both sides are dragging it out and the judge is saying it won't go on beyond Jan

 

[Toledo]

If I am reading this correctly, the judge wants a settlement or court by January, but Harry cannot include his extra detail/ claims. I also read it as critical of both parties. In other words, get this sorted now,

I like this judge, he is sick and tired of this case and the taxpayers are the ones paying the court fees. I have the impression Harry won't settle the case because he wants the problem to be in court so all his complains get the attention he wants. A settlement just shuts the lid on it. That means Harry won't be able to comment about it once he accepts the money after he has dragged this case for six years now, per the links I read above.

But I think Harry is more for the attention than for the money since he has made his brand to be the persecuted prince. I mean, if he accepts the settlement money, what would he be complaining about for the next 6 years then?

 

[Curryong]

Taxpayers aren’t paying for either sides court fees.

From the article linked upthread.
‘Regrettably, it appears to me that, to varying extents, both parties have crossed the line in these respects," he (the judge) added.’
‘News Group Newspapers has settled 1,300 claims and agreed settlements with a further 350 under a compensation scheme. The settlements have been agreed with no admission of wrongdoing by The Sun.’

Both parties means BOTH parties. And, in spite of that disclaimer above, over a thousand claimants and 350 others did feel unjustifiably attacked libelled etc by The Sun and others.
I do not believe that if any individual(s) (and that includes Harry) feel personally wronged by newspapers or other media, that they should just shrug it off as if it means nothing.

 

[Hallo girl]

Taxpayers aren’t paying for either sides court fees.

From the article linked upthread.
‘Regrettably, it appears to me that, to varying extents, both parties have crossed the line in these respects," he (the judge) added.’
‘News Group Newspapers has settled 1,300 claims and agreed settlements with a further 350 under a compensation scheme. The settlements have been agreed with no admission of wrongdoing by The Sun.’

Both parties means BOTH parties. And, in spite of that disclaimer above, over a thousand claimants and 350 others did feel unjustifiably attacked libelled etc by The Sun and others.
I do not believe that if any individual(s) (and that includes Harry) feel personally wronged by newspapers or other media, that they should just shrug it off as if it means nothing.

It obviously means something to Harry , as we know he has been critical of others who accepted a settlement, the problem is you need to be able to prove your case. The way I am reading this he is making claims with nothing to back it up. He appears to want to stand up in court and make accusations. It doesn’t work like that. He might be heavily out of pocket, even if in theory he wins.
Is this the case that Hugh Grant walked away from, due to the costs. The claimants had been told that even if they won the costs might be more than any potential payout.
It is the security case that is costing the taxpayer.

 

[Hallo girl]

Taxpayers aren’t paying for either sides court fees.

From the article linked upthread.
‘Regrettably, it appears to me that, to varying extents, both parties have crossed the line in these respects," he (the judge) added.’
‘News Group Newspapers has settled 1,300 claims and agreed settlements with a further 350 under a compensation scheme. The settlements have been agreed with no admission of wrongdoing by The Sun.’

Both parties means BOTH parties. And, in spite of that disclaimer above, over a thousand claimants and 350 others did feel unjustifiably attacked libelled etc by The Sun and others.
I do not believe that if any individual(s) (and that includes Harry) feel personally wronged by newspapers or other media, that they should just shrug it off as if it means nothing.

I do not think anybody expects him to shrug it off and walk away without any responsibility levelled at the media group. His goal is a public acknowledgement of how he has been wronged, just like he is saying he wants an apology from his family, it is everybody's ( in his eyes) wrong doings. I do not think he is going to achieve that, or at least not to the level he wants.
If this is the same case that he gave evidence in, it was all a bit flimsy, was he not admonished by the judge for giving opinions rather than facts.
He brought in the names of former girlfriends who are leading private lives and want nothing to do with him or the media.
From what I recall from the evidence, he was annoyed the press had the stories not that they were false.
Harry wants everybody else to apologise to him and Meghan , with absolutely no sense of his own responsibility for his behaviours.
His grasps of facts are rather poor as we have seen before, a decent barrister will make mincemeat of him.

 

[Curryong]

It was Chelsy Davy who was being harassed by the media at the time, not girlfriends plural. And it was alleged harassment of he and Chelsy that spurred on Harry’s case. He certainly hasn’t ‘wronged’ the British media, they were spying on him and his private life, which was absolutely none of their business. Whether he will be able to prove it is another matter but 350 other people have received compensation for despicable news reporting.

 

[Ghost]

It was Chelsy Davy who was being harassed by the media at the time, not girlfriends plural. And it was alleged harassment of he and Chelsy that spurred on Harry’s case. He certainly hasn’t ‘wronged’ the British media, they were spying on him and his private life, which was absolutely none of their business. Whether he will be able to prove it is another matter but 350 other people have received compensation for despicable news reporting.

That’s the part the judge says that it’s not allowed to continue as Harry could not provide any argument.

 

[Hallo girl]

It was Chelsy Davy who was being harassed by the media at the time, not girlfriends plural. And it was alleged harassment of he and Chelsy that spurred on Harry’s case. He certainly hasn’t ‘wronged’ the British media, they were spying on him and his private life, which was absolutely none of their business. Whether he will be able to prove it is another matter but 350 other people have received compensation for despicable news reporting.

I never at any time said he wronged the media. If we are being pedantic I should not have put an S at the end of girlfriend, the point I was making is that he brought her name in to it.
Yes 350 people have been paid compensation , what I am taking from it is that the Newspaper is not accepting full responsibility I assume they are blaming others for their actions in providing stories to the newspaper.
Nobody is denying the medias actions in the past, you say yourself he might not be able to prove his case so maybe he should walk away with dignity. As for intrusion into others privacy... well lets not go there.