Peter Andre has suggested Prince Harry is wrong to vilify the media despite his grievances.
The GB News presenter has found himself in a similar boat to the Duke of Sussex before, having been the victim of a phone hacking by a journalist.
Despite Andre feeling “betrayed” by the incident, he says it is important to remember the positive things done by the media.
He told Ellie Costello that Harry is going through a “very different thing” to him, and could be motivated by what happened to his mother, Princess Diana.
Peter Andre thinks Harry is wrong to demonise the media
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“You have got to look on the other side that a lot of journalists are very nice and a lot of media is very nice”, he said.
“When you want them, they can be very kind to you, so I don’t think it should be made out that all media is bad, because I don’t think it is.”
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Justice Fancourt concluded “there can be no doubt” that editors of MGN’s titles knew about voicemail interception, but did not tell the company’s board or chief executive about it.
The judge ruled that unlawful information-gathering was “widespread” at MGN publications The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Mirror and The People from 1996 onwards, and phone hacking became “habitual” from 1998.
The judge’s findings came after a trial of cases brought against the publisher, including a partially successful claim by the Duke of Sussex.
Prince Harry brought claims against MGN over alleged unlawful information-gatheringPAAndre said on GB News that he has been successful after bringing phone hacking claims to court before, but admitted the case was of a lesser scale.
Asked by Costello about not holding a grudge despite being “betrayed” by the media, Andre said he prefers to focus on the “wonderful things” done by the media.
“I won a case years ago on this”, he said.
“Obviously not as high profile as Prince Harry, but I look at all the wonderful things done by the media.
“But Harry is on a mission. He is going through a very different thing.”
He went on to admit he accepts his additional publicity “comes with the territory” of celebrity status, meaning he can’t expect full “privacy”.
“I have put myself out there in the public and I’m asking for privacy”, he said.
“It comes with the territory. It’s very different for Prince Harry because he might be spurred on by what happened years ago with his mother.”
