Madeleine McCann: Kate And Gerry McCann May Sue Express Newspapers Over Coverage
AS Anorak readers told us days ago, the Daily Express may be preparing itself for legal hostilities with the McCanns.
READ: Is Madeleine McCann Disappearing From The UK Press?
For days on end the Daily Express led with news - and no news - of Madeleine McCann. And they stopped all mention of her. No longer story big enough for the nationals?
If the McCanns sue the Express, what could it mean for the paper that “strands for decency”, as the adverts say, and for the McCanns who maintain they are innocent in their daughter’s vanishing?
Lawyers for Kate and Gerry McCann are considering taking legal action against British newspapers whose coverage they feel to have been incorrect and unfair.
Principally they are looking at the publications in The Express Group: The Daily Express, The Sunday Express, The Daily Star and The Daily Star Sunday.
Clarence Mitchell, the spokesman for the McCann family, confirmed that their lawyers were in discussions, but denied that any writs had yet been issued.
“It’s wrong to say that we’re actually suing, but our lawyers have been assessing all articles, in all papers.
“We are extremely unhappy with The Express Group’s coverage. We always said it was the worst amongst all the tabloids.”
Anorak has been following the media’s treatment on the vanishing of a child. A feeding frenzy over a child missing. A child not here…
March 7th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
So, the questions now for the McCanns threatening to sue the Express group, are:
Are they trying to scare other news groups into keeping quiet after the Judiciary Police interviews have been completed?
Or are they simply greedy profiteers hiding behind “be compassionate at us, we the victimized parents”, hoping to cash in quickly for the depleted fund?
It strikes me that the British press,the Daily Mail, the Sun or the Mirror, have been publishing identical stories, many fed by Clarence Mitchell, so why are they going after these Express group newspapers in particular?
As always with the McCanns everything is about the money: the fund for the house, the expensive Extradition and Defence Lawyers, the website, the Metodo3 ‘detective agency’, the film and book deals, the paid documentaries and interviews…
Madeleine it’s not a little girl missing anymore, it’s a trademark registered by her parents…
March 7th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
I think it’s a mistake for them to antagonise the press - all they’ll do is make enemies.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
It’s a misplaced energy and effort, which could be used for a better cause.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Now the press might do some digging!!!!!!!!
March 7th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
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xklamation Says:
March 7th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
So, the questions now for the McCanns threatening to sue the Express group, are:
Are they trying to scare other news groups into keeping quiet after the Judiciary Police interviews have been completed?
Or are they simply greedy profiteers hiding behind “be compassionate at us, we the victimized parents”, hoping to cash in quickly for the depleted fund?
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I would hazzard a guess its none of the above reasons!
March 7th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Brandon
careful with the Polish guys
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7283948.stm
what a horrible story
March 7th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
cheshire cat
March 7th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Hope they do sue, then there will be a court case where the Mc Canns will have to prove that what they said was libellous, so they will have to prove that what they said is not trud. That should be interesting.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
off to pub - thank you BF
March 7th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
The McCanns are always threatening to sue……………admittedly the Express was writing something about Madeleine every day for months, always “sources”.
Wouldn”t the McCanns be treading on dangerous ground considering they are still
“Suspects”.
I think it is a ploy by CM to frighten the Press in view of the re-interviews, which
should take place soon.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
ahhh here you all are…
March 7th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Candy
Shit! How sad!
March 7th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Val I think you’re right. The Express stuff is mostly either Clarrie’s spin or copied from Portuguese tabloids, are they going to try to sue them too?
March 7th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
13 Brandon
what a shock
complete scums 
sometimes I am really ashamed I’m a Pole, reading things like that!!!
March 7th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Who gives a fuk what or who they are suing, it’s about time the gutter and splutter press got a serious going over, and if cross eyed clarrie is the boy to do it GIRFUT.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Candy
Im off to check my statements
March 7th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Brandon
I think the press will definitely start to dig, if they don’t watch out.
I can’t do links and it was ages ago - but I read in one of the newspapers that some hacks resented Kate and Gerry for the slick way they put together the P.R. campaign within days of Madeleine going missing.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
16 Gandolf
The best thing the press could do is to ignore them. They should not fuel their mania.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Ok off to the Tate Gallery now.
Hope to see you all Monday.
Candy/ BF/ Julie. bye for nwo - enjoy the weekend…
March 7th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Candy
If I felt ashamed of every disgusting thing some Scottish man got up to - I’d never show my face in public again.
I mean - we’re the nation that gave the world Ian Brady, Denis Nielsen and Robert Black.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
I wrote this song for you ooooh I wrote this song for you!!!!
Night Dave very cultured I’m sure!!
March 7th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Dave
What’s on at the Tate?
March 7th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
mari luz body was found
March 7th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
picasso
March 7th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
nite sc45/46…….etc etc…..
March 7th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
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xklamation
Close to her home?
March 7th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
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xklamation
Oh dear God
March 7th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Dave
Cool. Have a nice night.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
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