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[Misc] Ghislaine Maxwell
- Thread starter Dick Head
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Doc Lynam
I hate the Daily Mail
- Jun 19, 2011
- 7,346
https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2011/oct/19/private-eye-peter-cook-maxwell
Ian Hislop, appearing at the Cheltenham Literary festival over the weekend to look back over Private Eye's 50 years, regaled the audience with the tale of "Cooky's finest hour" – the time he, the late proprietor Peter Cook and others invaded the office of arch enemy Robert Maxwell.
The late Daily Mirror proprietor had got the Eye removed from newsstands over a potential libel and was planning to print a million copies of rival mag Not Private Eye. The Eye crew set about scuppering Not Private Eye by sending a crate of whisky to the journalists working on it – a ruse thought up by Cook.
They then went round to the Mirror's London HQ to find the aforementioned hacks "all legless in Maxwell's office", Hislop recalled. He nicked the Not Private Eye dummy ("the front page claimed I had been picked up soliciting for boys on Hampstead Heath. Which is absolutely untrue – it was Clapham Common," he joked in Cheltenham). This later proved invaluable in persuading WH Smith to put Private Eye back on sale alongside Maxwell's rip-off.
Back in Maxwell's office, Cook was really getting into his stride. "Peter calls up Mirror catering and orders a crate of champagne. He then rings the Mirror photography department saying we need some photos of ourselves. We then have to draw – in crayon – 'Hello Captain Bob' on the windows," Hislop said. "Then Peter had the bright idea of calling up Maxwell in New York. He said: 'I'd like to speak with Maxwell.' 'Why?' was the answer. 'Because I'm in his office.' We all shouted: 'Hello Captain Bob' down the phone and were eventually thrown out of the building by Mirror security." In your face, Jason Bourne.
Ian Hislop, appearing at the Cheltenham Literary festival over the weekend to look back over Private Eye's 50 years, regaled the audience with the tale of "Cooky's finest hour" – the time he, the late proprietor Peter Cook and others invaded the office of arch enemy Robert Maxwell.
The late Daily Mirror proprietor had got the Eye removed from newsstands over a potential libel and was planning to print a million copies of rival mag Not Private Eye. The Eye crew set about scuppering Not Private Eye by sending a crate of whisky to the journalists working on it – a ruse thought up by Cook.
They then went round to the Mirror's London HQ to find the aforementioned hacks "all legless in Maxwell's office", Hislop recalled. He nicked the Not Private Eye dummy ("the front page claimed I had been picked up soliciting for boys on Hampstead Heath. Which is absolutely untrue – it was Clapham Common," he joked in Cheltenham). This later proved invaluable in persuading WH Smith to put Private Eye back on sale alongside Maxwell's rip-off.
Back in Maxwell's office, Cook was really getting into his stride. "Peter calls up Mirror catering and orders a crate of champagne. He then rings the Mirror photography department saying we need some photos of ourselves. We then have to draw – in crayon – 'Hello Captain Bob' on the windows," Hislop said. "Then Peter had the bright idea of calling up Maxwell in New York. He said: 'I'd like to speak with Maxwell.' 'Why?' was the answer. 'Because I'm in his office.' We all shouted: 'Hello Captain Bob' down the phone and were eventually thrown out of the building by Mirror security." In your face, Jason Bourne.
Nigella's Cream Pie
Fingerlickin good
The actual home, Headington Hall, hasn't fallen in disrepair. The Maxwells rented it from Oxford City Council, who have leased it since 1992 to Oxford Brookes University.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
20 years in prison
Not nearly enough. Doubt she’ll last long though.
Do they get out early in America?
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
It’s was a global peado ring made up of rich men. Currently the only person serving time is a woman. You can’t make this stuff up.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,272
Ah but the key player was " suicided " in his cell though.,, wonder if this might happen to Miss Maxwell too ?
Jim Van Winkle
Well-known member
A real POS human — hopefully prison will be rough for her.
Jim Van Winkle
Well-known member
That would be against the business model
Regardless of gender, all these nonces need getting in the f££king bin.
Except Prince Andrew of course. He is royalty and they are not accountable to anyone and are above the law. Plus he's never met Maxwell and if he had he would have dripped sweat all over her. Or something.
Jim Van Winkle
Well-known member
Remember he doesn’t sweat after his trauma from the Falkland’s. However, he can eat as many extra jalapeño pizzas from Pizza Express as he wants.
Every cloud and all that
Yes that's the badger. He was eating pizza in Basingstoke for 500 consecutive days whilst not sweating and completely disowning Epstein via text on his phone all the while Maxwell was sniffing out vulnerable underage girls to traffic. He really can't have had anything to do with it.
He definitely isn't a nonce who needs locking up or anything like that. Not with him being a British royal and therefore above the law.
1066familyman
Radio User
- Jan 15, 2008
- 15,233
From what I can gather, their version of remission is called 'good time'.
Ordinarily, about 56 days back for every year served.
It seems that doesn't apply to sexual offences though. So in theory she likely has to serve the full term.
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 18,194
Just insane, there must be some highly protected people out there.
£12m is the going rate for it all to go away isn't it?
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She was a faciliator for that ring though along with the now dead Epstein. She deserved longer. Perhaps she might have got less if she served up some of those rich men to the authorities!!!
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
Serious question. What is stopping her from dishing up Clinton, Andrew etc?
No idea but maybe if she dishes the dirt on some, others that might be more sinister might fear she'd do the same to them so they might do something to prevent that!!!
Don't forget her co-conspirator has already allegedly committed suicide.
There's an excellent podcast by John Sweeney about them and her trial.