Sun's Nick Pisa refers to Gonçalo Amaral as a "Poisonous Liar".

[jassi]

And yet that’s precisely the level of control some believe the McCanns are currently exercising over the British media!

Are they ? Can't say I'd noticed.  Apart from Gerry appearing on Psued's Corner, when have they been interviewed recently?

[Vertigo Swirl]

Are they ? Can't say I'd noticed.  Apart from Gerry appearing on Psued's Corner, when have they been interviewed recently?

I think you’ll find that *some* people believe these latest articles about the ECHR have been deliberately orchestrated by Team McCann, hence the belief they are controlling the media for some sinister purpose.

[Brietta]

Are they ? Can't say I'd noticed.  Apart from Gerry appearing on Psued's Corner, when have they been interviewed recently?

Do you have a cite for Gerry appearing on psued's corner?

[jassi]

Do you have a cite for Gerry appearing on psued's corner?

His recent  little poetry session on the BBC

[Sunny]

Wonder what the going rate for interviews is nowadays?

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It is believed that he also made £20,000 from interviews about Madeleine’s disappearance ...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6352723/Policeman-led-hunt-Madeleine-McCann-350-000-book.html

How much did the McCanns make out of their interviews Brietta?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2779529/madeleine-mccann-family-tv-10th-anniversary/

[faithlilly]

I think you’ll find that *some* people believe these latest articles about the ECHR have been deliberately orchestrated by Team McCann, hence the belief they are controlling the media for some sinister purpose.

Feeding yes, controlling no.

[G-Unit]

How much did the McCanns make out of their interviews Brietta?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2779529/madeleine-mccann-family-tv-10th-anniversary/

All those bids for the 10th anniversary interview and they accepted none of them. The money could have gone towards paying the sizeable amount in costs they had just been ordered to pay in Portugal.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Feeding yes, controlling no.

Given that you seem to believe thst no one is interested in the McCanns anymore and wish they would quietly sink into obscurity why do you think the papers keep on putting their stories on the front pages of the newspapers?

[faithlilly]

Given that you seem to believe thst no one is interested in the McCanns anymore and wish they would quietly sink into obscurity why do you think the papers keep on putting their stories on the front pages of the newspapers?

It’s cheap.

[Vertigo Swirl]

It’s cheap.

Haha, so are articles about Brexit or X Factor or any other number of stories.  You have failed to come up with a sensible reason for the continuing front page stories about the McCanns.  IMO.

[Brietta]

How much did the McCanns make out of their interviews Brietta?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2779529/madeleine-mccann-family-tv-10th-anniversary/

 ... Nothing.

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Kate and Gerry McCann, both 39, were reported to have been offered more than £1 million to appear on either Oprah Winfrey’s chat show or ABC’s talk show with Barbara Walters.
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Clarence Mitchell, the couple’s spokesman, confirmed that the McCanns had been approached by both chat show programmes but insisted no money had been discussed.

He said the couple had ruled out doing any interviews while they remained arguidos, or formal suspects, in the case.

He said: "There is categorically no truth to the suggestion that any sort of bidding war is currently taking place between American networks or American programmes.

"Gerry and Kate will not be doing any sit-down interviews whilst they remain arguidos because of their legal position and this has been communicated clearly to any media, international or domestic, who are continuing to bid for interviews with them. Nor has any money for any such interview ever been discussed in any shape or form."
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A spokesman for Harpo Productions, which produces the Oprah Winfrey show in the US, confirmed they had approached the McCanns about an interview, but insisted they were not involved in a bidding war.

She said: "The Oprah Winfrey Show does not pay for news interviews."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1576625/Madeleine-McCann-parents-in-1m-Oprah-bid.html

[faithlilly]

Haha, so are articles about Brexit or X Factor or any other number of stories.  You have failed to come up with a sensible reason for the continuing front page stories about the McCanns.  IMO.

Brexit and X Facror stories do appear on the front pages of the tabloids but Sun readers need a varied diet so free press releases provided by Mitchell are welcome additions to the usual tabloid fodder.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Brexit and X Facror stories do appear on the front pages of the tabloids but Sun readers need a varied diet so free press releases provided by Mitchell are welcome additions to the usual tabloid fodder.

So newspapers are not bothered if stories interest their readers, and would favour a cheap story no one is interested in for their front pages, over what exactly...?  Give us an example of a not cheap story that Sun readers would be interested in? 

[Vertigo Swirl]

'Poisonous Liar' Top cop who taunted Kate and Gerry has made nearly £350k from Maddie McCann in book and DVD deals.

Kate and Gerry McCann are currently challenging Goncalo Amaral at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to stop him from cashing in.

By Nick Pisa in Strasbourg
4th November 2018



AN ex-police chief who cruelly claimed Madeleine McCann’s parents covered up her death has made more than £350,000 from his book and a DVD.

Portuguese cop Goncalo Amaral’s huge earnings from The Truth Of The Lie have been revealed in court documents.

Kate and Gerry McCann are in a legal battle with Amaral at the European Court of Human Rights over the smears.

Amaral cruelly claims Madeleine, abducted aged three from an Algarve holiday apartment in 2007, died in an accident and the McCanns then covered it up.

Kate and Gerry, who have fought a lengthy legal battle to stop Amaral cashing in, are currently challenging him at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. A source close to them said: “If Goncalo Amaral continues to make these outrageous claims then he will find he has a tough fight on his hands.

“Kate and Gerry are not going to let him get away with what he said about them.”

Amaral’s earnings from the book are revealed in documents filed at the ECHR.

They show he made 342,111 euros from book sales in 2008-2009 and another 40,000 euros from the DVD spin-off.

The book was translated into multiple languages, with more than 180,000 copies printed. There are fears Amaral plans a follow-up.

An injunction against the book, stopping further sales, was issued in 2009 when the McCanns began a libel action against Amaral, who led the initial Portuguese police inquiry into Madeleine’s disappearance.

They won the case in 2015 but the ruling was overturned on appeal — a decision upheld by Portugal’s Supreme Court. Amaral was awarded compensation.

The injunction on the book was also lifted, leading to thousands more sales and even more cash for Amaral. He is said to have made at least £20,000 from interviews with newspapers and TV stations.

The McCanns have gone to the ECHR in a final effort to avoid paying Amaral £750,000 in compensation.
But it could take until 2021 before the judges decide.

The McCanns fear if they lose, Amaral’s payout will wipe away what is left in the fund set up to finance the continuing search for Madeleine.

Sources close to the family also fear Brexit may have an impact — with judges taking “vengeance” over Britain leaving the EU by ruling against them.

In their argument to the ECHR, the McCanns’ legal team describe the pain and emotional agony Kate and Gerry have gone though since Madeleine disappeared during a family holiday in Praia da Luz in May 2007.

They detail the anguish of the couple being absurdly made suspects by the Portuguese police followed by the pain of Amaral’s outlandish accusations.

The lawyers say Amaral’s book “incriminated innocent citizens, accused of terrible crimes they never committed”. It goes on to say they are trying to “protect not only their reputation but that of the child as well”.

They also say Amaral’s book was “extravagant” and “damaged the good reputation” of the McCann family.

Amaral previously argued in his defence that the book’s allegations come from the police investigation.

He was removed as the investigation head in October 2007 and subsequently left the police to write his book.

A source said: “Kate and Gerry still have full confidence the European Court of Human Rights will find in their favour.

“It hasn’t altered their determination to carry on searching for their daughter. They have never given up hope and this case is an awful distraction but they feel compelled to do something.”

The Met Police has spent £11.6million on the hunt for Madeleine. Last month a request was made to the Home Office for a further six months funding.

The McCanns’ Portuguese lawyer Isabel Duarte said: “This will be our final appeal. The basis is the violation of my clients’ fundamental human rights.”

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7658444/cop-made-350k-off-maddie-mccann/

A Boris Brexit Story, a Spice Girls story and a Madeleine McCann story - why was the latter the big headline if no one is interested in the McCanns anymore and wishes they would go away?

[jassi]

I liken it to a scab.
 You know you shouldn't pick at it, but it proves difficult to avoid doing so