16 years ago I worked on Starsuckers. It involved sting operations that helped lift the lid on phone hacking & other press malfeasance used to get private information. It helped to bring down Max Clifford- who at the time seemed untouchable- and it was used as evidence in the Leveson enquiry which lead to Rupert Murdoch’s apology and the closure of The News of The World (or ‘The News of The Screws’ as it was unofficially known). The one deep frustration was having to beep out Al Fayed’s name as Max Clifford linked him to sex crimes. We had no corroborating evidence and would have been taken to the cleaners if we tried to air it. I am relieved this is now in the public domain, but it doesn’t feel good that he wasn’t brought to justice in his lifetime. Article by Christ Atkins(Director) attached.
I have posted the trailer for the film below. It is disturbing how things have progressed in the intervening years.
