Prince Andrew not served papers as they were handed to his police security.

Felon · 24 Jan 2022 at 10:09

Hotwired said:
You reckon he wouldn't have advised them to do a recorded interview on their own

It boggles my mind how he went ahead and did it.

JCS Psychology did a funny but serious take on his interview, if you've not seen it - it's worth a watch;

jpaul · 24 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Chris Wilson said:
One has to presume he was advised against it

he wasn't his (sycophantic?) ex 70K secretaty Thirsk said go for it.

There is a naivety in it, in as much, if he thought he was guilty (and was complicit in epsteins crimes) would he have done interview.

SexyGreyFox · 24 Jan 2022 at 11:19

Screeeech said:
It boggles my mind how he went ahead and did it.

As a Father, Uncle and ex Teacher it was like listening to some of the kids making excuses and completely saying the wrong things

You walk off and start laughing out of the way of them.

Jean-F · 24 Jan 2022 at 16:22

jpaul said:
yes his advisors were a fool to let him participate - but an experienced interviewer with the scent of blood in face of someone unfamiliar with journalist techniques -

it's a bit like hurting a defenceless animal - and should be held in comparison to Bashir and Meghan interview, also, exploitative/manipulative journalism.

Let’s be reasonable here jp, Andrew behaved like a condemned man eager to pay for his crime by bounding up the scaffold steps two at a time, checking that the guillotine was oiled up correctly, then gleefully putting his head into place.
Ms. Maitlis producers probably said, “If he’s mug enough to come in to be interviewed about this, then give it to him with both barrels, blow him out of the water.”
Experienced journalist that she is, she asked pertinent questions in the correct way and if his asinine answers and wriggling made him look like a defenceless animal then that was on him being mug enough to appear, not on her for doing her job.
In the interest of full disclosure, the fact that the elegant Ms. Maitlis graced the rear compartment of my Black Cab a couple of times has no bearing on how I judged the interview.

Spook187 · 24 Jan 2022 at 16:36

Do we get a bank holiday if Andrew slime ball goes to jail

Mint8 · 24 Jan 2022 at 18:07

Spook187 said:
Do we get a bank holiday if Andrew slime ball goes to jail

Well we might do via the backdoor - apparently he is the favourite son of Her Maj - so that might push her off her perch........

Freddie1980 · 24 Jan 2022 at 20:00

Mint8 said:
Well we might do via the backdoor - apparently he is the favourite son of Her Maj - so that might push her off her perch........

Not a chance, she just wants to out live Charlie just to spite him and save the monarchy.

doodah · 28 Jan 2022 at 10:50

So it seems Andrew's defence is that he lacks enough information to either admit or deny;

that the widely published photograph of himself, Miss Roberts and Maxwell 'exists' (the photo exists)
he and Maxwell have been photographed at numerous social events together (they have)
he is named in flight logs flying with Epstein on his private plane from 1999 onwards
if he invited Epstein to his daughter Beatrice's 18th birthday party in 2006, despite Epstein being charged with paedophile offences
that he didn't know Epstein was a registered sex offender during his visit to him in New York in 2010

This is a strange defence.

dl8860 · 28 Jan 2022 at 13:13

jpaul said:
yes his advisors were a fool to let him participate - but an experienced interviewer with the scent of blood in face of someone unfamiliar with journalist techniques -
( crikey - the tories were bouycotting r4today because they were afraid of the journalists, and their dark techniques looking for sound bites )
it's a bit like hurting a defenceless animal - and should be held in comparison to Bashir and Meghan interview, also, exploitative/manipulative journalism.

This is the biggest steaming pile of a post I've read on this forum in some time. And that's saying something.

Poor wittle Andrew musn't have a microphone put in front of him to tell his side of things, he's too pwecious.

jpaul · 28 Jan 2022 at 13:39

Thankyou ... is that you, Mrs Trellis ?

doodah said:
So it seems Andrew's defence is that he lacks enough information to either admit or deny;

that the widely published photograph of himself, Miss Roberts and Maxwell 'exists' (the photo exists)

if you read the accusation it says photograph was taken 'prior to alleged sexual offence' so is associated with it.
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/21CV6702 JAN 11 2022 0900.pdf
so pretty unsurprising he says no comment
38. Prince Andrew lacks sufficient information to admit or deny the allegations contained in paragraph thirty-eight of the Complaint.
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pdf/2022/01/andrew.pdf

...

hadn't realised ghislaine filed a retrial request
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ell-trial-prince-andrew-epstein-b1996887.html
The juror, Scotty David, told several news outlets that he had been abused as a child and said he spoke to the other jurors of his experience of being sexually abused.

Jean-F · 28 Jan 2022 at 17:13

Hotwired said:
It's mind boggling that andrew is so stupid and full of himself that he thought doing a TV interview to overshare was a top plan.

I don’t find it mind boggling, he looks and acts like the epitome of a village idiot who’s had elocution lessons, but still retains his ridiculous penchant for dressing up like a naval officer.

jpaul · 15 Feb 2022 at 13:52

looks like the bbc pulled another blinder like the arrogant/self-inflated Andrew interview
- Novak saying beligerently how he will put what he wants in his body, sacrifice his career etc - hope the BBC make lots of money syndicating that,
should be as good as watching Louis Theroux

Colonel_Klinck · 15 Feb 2022 at 16:13

He's settled

https://twitter.com/x/status/1493617524444962818

mattyg · 15 Feb 2022 at 16:14

Seems theyve settled out of court.

So its not about justice but rather a big stack of cash.
Who'd have thought it hey

JamesH85 · 15 Feb 2022 at 16:21

mattyg said:
Seems theyve settled out of court.

So its not about justice but rather a big stack of cash.
Who'd have thought it hey

Of course it was. All the previous settlement had been spent.

Azza · 15 Feb 2022 at 16:22

mattyg said:
Seems theyve settled out of court.

So its not about justice but rather a big stack of cash.
Who'd have thought it hey

Why would he settle and not defend himself in court?

Tombstone · 15 Feb 2022 at 16:30

Azza said:
Why would he settle and not defend himself in court?

Double edged argument isnt it, if he is guilty why would she settle and not just go on to win in court instead. I guess now that both sides have agreed to settle for a payout, we'll simply never know what really did or didnt happen

mattyg · 15 Feb 2022 at 16:32

Azza said:
Why would he settle and not defend himself in court?

Because the legal bill WILL run into the 10's millions $$

Its a shame the Police can't now decide to prosecute

Raymond Lin · 15 Feb 2022 at 16:32

Azza said:
Why would he settle and not defend himself in court?

I was more thinking why would she settle and not go for the verdict from a jury.

One can think of it both ways, but like 99% of civil suits get settled out of court, this is no different.

Semple · 15 Feb 2022 at 16:32

Azza said:
Why would he settle and not defend himself in court?

Obviously guilty.

Tombstone said:
Double edged argument isnt it, if he is guilty why would she settle and not just go on to win in court instead. I guess now that both sides have agreed to settle for a payout, we'll simply never know what really did or didnt happen

It wasn't a criminal trial. She would have likely won either way, out of court settlement or being awarded compensation by the court.