Another week of charting the ups and downs of celebrity, first in the Guardian, discussing the rise, fall and rapid rise again of Russell Brand, who has risen phoenix-like out of the ashes of Sachsgate to find himself on the verge of international stardom. You can read the full article here, but here’s my note…
What an awful ordeal Rob Napier must be going through, having left his 17th Century violin, worth nearly $400.000, on a Great Western Train. Left on the luggage rack, the prized instrument, made by the master Venetian craftsmen Matteo Goffriller, has not been seen since it went missing in January, despite Napier calling the train…
I heard on the BBC news yesterday that the UK was one of countries with the highest cocaine use in the European Union, and that the United Nations drugs watchdog says the UK and other countries respond too leniently to the drug taking escapades of celebrities. President of the International Narcotics Control Board, Philip Emafo,…
Would be celebs are so transparent when trying to keep their name in the press. It amazes me just how crazy things have become when a slew of stories with the yawn factor hit the pages of the press. Emily Maitlis, shock horror, showed too much leg when she was promoting the news. Kate Moss…
I have done my 125th interview on Kate Moss, this time for an Australian News Network. The ups and downs of Kate Moss’s life have been a rollercoaster ride. This week an article in a design magazine dug out one of my original quotes on the Kate Moss ferago, when the story originally broke. http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/design/article/603548/mark-ritson-branding-hit-scandal-it/…
I think Philip Green’s cover might have been blown at long last. Has his obsession with celebrity become his Achilles heel? First he flirts with the Kate Moss brand and creates a dream match, made in heaven, where the supermodel, celebrity and, according to many, the most stylish woman in the world, gets in bed…
Cleaned up Kate drops plan for tell-all memoir The Sunday Times – UK … “The book deal was a wise move at the time, but it’sa wiser move now to pull out as she has got her career back on track,” said Mark Borkowski, a public … http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2230928,00.html
Independent – London,England,UK … Verdict of PR expert Mark Borkowski: It was a big story and as all the brands started to move away, her minders recognised the danger and put out a public … http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article334452.ece
TROUBLED Kate Moss finally said sorry yesterday for her cocaine … Mirror.co.uk – UK … Fellow expert Mark Borkowski said Kate now needed to go much further than simply saying sorry. He said: “This apology is days and days too late. … http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16163033&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=kate-s-cocaine-apology–name_page.html
It must have been all that mud at Glastonbury: it’s got into the system and clogged up the editors’ judgement much too soon. The Silly Season isn’t meant to start yet, not while the official Season is still running. I can see the press’s point though: gorgeous Brit-Icon Kate Moss jumping into a fake marriage…