3.5/5 stars The word “scoop” – or these days “exclusive” – is so overused in journalism as to be rendered almost meaningless. But when the BBC’s Newsnight team convinced “the Queen’s favourite son” Prince Andrew to do an interview in 2019, it truly was the scoop of the century. The association between “Randy Andy” and … Read more
For more evidence, watch Scoop, a behind-the-scenes Netflix drama about a disastrous interview Prince Andrew gave in 2019 in response to allegations of sexual misconduct. Released on April 5, it stars Rufus Sewell as Andrew and Gillian Anderson as journalist Emily Maitlis, who grilled the prince for the BBC’s Newsnight programme. The feature-length drama is … Read more
Ghislaine Maxwell has denied she introduced Prince Andrew to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, newly released court documents show – with one of Epstein’s victims claiming one of them is lying. The Duke of York claimed the jailed British socialite had introduced him to Epstein during a disastrous UK television interview. During the 2019 interview, the Duke … Read more
