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  • Piers Morgan vs Earl Spencer The Truth !

    From billy bookcase@billy@anon.com to uk.net.news.moderation on Thu Sep 24 09:45:37 2026
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    And therefore all highly defamatory.

    "Jon Ribbens" <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> wrote in message news:slrn11b8cfh.2tp.jon+usenet@raven.unequivocal.eu...
    On 2026-09-23, Owen Rees <orees@hotmail.com> wrote:
    Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> wrote:
    On Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:47:56 +0100, GB <NOTsomeone@microsoft.invalid>
    wrote:
    Morgan says the first edition of Spencer's book should be pulped, so
    that the errors can be corrected in a new print run. If that is done, he >>>> doesn't appear to be after damages for himself, but that might change. >>>>
    Pulping what remains of the first edition that remains in the
    publisher's hands will not remove the alleged slur from circulation as
    the copies already sold will not be pulped.

    By making a fuss about the error, Mr Morgan has drawn more attention to it >> than it is likely to have received otherwise.

    As a journalist he ought to be aware of the Streisand effect.

    A person who courts publicity and who is aware of the Streisand effect
    might conceivably make deliberate use of it to attract publicity. Hypothetically speaking of course.


    I assume that Mr Rees' point, is that in drawing attention to his
    own slight misfortune at Earl Spencer's hands, Mr Morgan may thereby *inwittingly* be increasing the sales of a book written by his sworn
    enemy. .

    Or there again, possibly it's Mr Ribbens who is correct all along.

    As far from still being sworn enemies, as in the past, Spencer and Morgan
    are in fact these days the best of mates

    So that it was all arranged beforehand; that Spencer would include
    an incorrect detail about Morgan.

    This would then allow Morgan to demand that the book should be
    pulped. Thus getting all the mugs rushing into the shops to
    pick up their "rare collectors copies" before they were all
    carted off; that's before Morgan then changed his mind.


    bb

    With most of the juice having already been squeezed out, by the
    "Mail" serialisation.


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