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#WonderWoman1984 stays atop domestic box office https://t.co/ULQZr0vVS6

— Variety (@Variety) January 10, 2021

WW84 spent its third weekend at the top spot with $3 million. So far it has grossed $32.6 million domestically and $131 worldwide.

The Croods 2 ($1.81) and News of the World ($1.24) rounded out the Top 3.

Internationally, Soul grabbed $8.9 million from 11 countries, with a total so far of $47.3 million. It will soon surpass Finding Dory to take the #3 all-time spot for Pixar in China.

Films coming this week include News of the World, Promising Young Woman, and MLK/FBI on VOD, One Night in Miami on Amazon, HBO Max debuting Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejifor's lockdown heist move Locked Down, and another Liam Neeson action flick in theaters called The Marksman.

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So teens think Helen Keller was a fraud...https://t.co/kt6wesL9QJ

— The Mary Sue (@TheMarySue) January 10, 2021

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This seems to have started on, where else, Tik Tok, where teens are making consipracy videos about Helen Keller being an urban legend

The argument seems to be that a "real" deaf and blind person could not have done what Keller did

Screenwriter Daniel Kunka tweeted about his nieces and nephews believing it and a bunch of people tested it out with their own young relatives with similiar results in the replies

At first I thought they were trolling grandma, which is admittedly fun. But after awhile it was clear they weren't joking.

"How could someone be deaf and blind and learn how to write books?" My nephew admits she probably existed but was probably only one or the other.

— Daniel Kunka (@unikunka) January 5, 2021

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Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris is our February cover star!

Making history was the first step. Now Harris has an even more monumental task: to help heal a fractured America—and lead it out of crisis. Read the full profile: https://t.co/W5BQPTH7AU pic.twitter.com/OCFvVqTlOk

— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) January 10, 2021

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Hi, ONTD! I think we could all use a break from this long, long--wait, we're only 9 days into 2021?

Okay. I think we can all use a distraction. That's it. That's the sentence. ...only kidding.

Over the past few months, I've been binge-watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer (literally twice from start to finish), and it occurred to me that I have strong feelings about many of the characters. Rather than sit here with my own feelings, what is more on brand for 2020/2021 than to go online and post it for the world to see?

Here are my personal thoughts for ranking the regular characters from all 7 seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (These thoughts/feelings are my own. I welcome discussion/feedback, but please try not to be nasty. We've had enough negativity in these past 9 days.)

So here are the guidelines for the ranking, and how I chose who to include/exclude:
- The character had to have a story arc, and it had to mean something. I'm not ranking potentials from season 7 or Parker.
- I'm not ranking villains who were only there to be a villain (that's for another post, if y'all are interested)
- If I do include villains, it's because they had a story arc and/or they were attached to one of the mains.
- It's my opinion and I do what I want. Hah.

23. Xander Harris

Xander Harris was the absolute worst. He was cringeworthy when he tried to be funny, his "silly" parts were annoying to Giles and everyone else, and he was an absolute pig. Plus, Xander-focused episodes were the absolute WORST. He went through with a spell to mess with Cordelia's free will which resulted in all women in Sunnydale wanting him, he was HORRIBLE to Buffy throughout the series (she turned him down and he belittled her, he belittled her in front of her classmates at her welcome home party in season 3, he spied on her when Angel returned, he acted like a moral superior in season 5 when Riley was leaving, he left Anya at the alter, then he judged Buffy and slut shamed her for sleeping with Spike, he turned on her when he got hurt in the final season...) there are SO many more examples of why Xander was the absolute worst, but I'll stop here. We could be here all night.

22. Dawn Summers

Dawn Summers was the surprise character everyone never knew they never wanted. She was an unexpected cliffhanger at the end of the fifth season premiere, and it all went downhill from there. Her main storyline was saved only by Buffy and Glory, and as much as I love me some Harriet the Spy, Michelle's acting here just wasn't up to par. Her overall presence was just irksome at best, imo. The 'throw myself on the bed and try to look glamorous while I cry' thing she did 3 times, the nasal cry-talking, the consistent "I'm innocent, I don't understand sexual innuendos" fakeness...all of it. Not. A. Fan. NEXT!

21. Forrest Gates

Forrest Gates, Riley's semi-friend-turned-enemy-as-soon-as-Riley-got-a-girlfriend, was just a jerk. Which is a shame, because he's definitely eye candy and brought some diversity to a painfully white show. The issues I have with Forrest are probably pretty obvious to anyone who's seen Buffy before: he's a stuck up, woman-hating misogynist with no redeeming qualities who becomes an evil demon/human hybrid. He got what he deserved in the end, but I really wish he would've had SOME redeeming quality. But, in his words, "Thank God he's pretty."

20. Principal Snyder

Principal Snyder was just a jerk. He rejoiced in Buffy's expulsion, describing the feeling as "tingly", and for some reason he absolutely hated just about everyone. So why isn't he at the absolute bottom of the list? "Band Candy." The insight given to how Principal Snyder grew up, as a total geek who just tried to fit in and desperately wanted to be liked by literally anyone, made me hate him just a smidge less. It's also the reason, I think, why Buffy made a look of horror when Mayor Wilkins post-ascension ate him in one bite. He was a jerk, yes. He was a bad principal, yes. But the insight and the laughs he provided at certain times made him somewhat-more-palatable than some of our lower ranking characters.

19. Jenny Calendar

Jenny Calendar was never a favorite for me. First, her smugness, the way she sort of inserted herself into the gang, the mocking of Giles, the lying about her identity to everyone, the fact that her habit of lying and hiding everything is ultimately caused her untimely death (and the trauma Giles and everyone else experienced). Aside from her attempt to make things 'right', I don't see a lot of redeeming qualities for Ms. Calendar.

18. Riley Finn

Riley Finn was bad from the start for me. First, he didn't respect Buffy and that bothered me to no end. Anyone remember when Buffy told him she wasn't interested in starting a relationship, and he kept pushing? No means no, Riley. Also, what about when he was sulking and throwing an internal tantrum because Buffy, God forbid, was dealing with her Mother being sick ON TOP OF being responsible for the fate of the world? What about when he started cheating on her with vampires because he wasn't feeling "needed"? Or when he gave her an ultimatum because she wasn't being open enough for him? Or when he became a jerk and caused extra stress for all involved and passively shamed Buffy for being stronger than him? The list goes on and on. Riley's one redeeming factor was to send the initiative to help Buffy in season 7 and told them to do whatever she said, even if it's to help "assface." (That made me LOL)

17. Andrew Wells

Andrew Wells had a strange development over the series. When he came on the scene, he was just, "Tucker's brother." Then he became part of "The Trio", and was weirdly infatuated with Warren. He was seduced by the idea of being "a bad guy", and then when s*** hit the fan, he was OUT. He had no spine, and really didn't follow through too much aside from stabbing Johnathan (which is why he's lower on the list), but then he ended up sort-of redeeming himself by being comedic relief in season 7 and helping fight against the apocalypse. He isn't the worst, but he's certainly not top 10 material.

16. Glory/Ben

Ok, ok, I said no villains. But hear me out. Glory is hilarious, and I think all of us feel she's relatable on some sense. "If I had friends, and they heard about this..." I'm including Glory and Ben because they were the reason for number 23 on our list, and they were such a huge part of season 5. While Glory is absolutely evil, selfish, and horrible for what she does (especially to Tara), she's a "Hell God." That's what she does. Ben, however, is just awful. He started out OK enough, but when Glory offered him immortality, he immediately turned on Dawn and decided it was him or her, and he chose himself. Just terrible. Glory, however, was just an exiled God who wanted to get home and she was hilarious. Even when she was awful, she made me cackle.

15. Harmony Kendall

Harmony Kendall, I don't necessarily hate, but I don't love. In later seasons she became silly and fun (aside from the whole wanting to kill Buffy), but in the first few seasons I didn't understand her and she gave me some serious highschool memory PTSD. She's the blonde, you-dont-know-how-she-became-popular-because-she-really-isnt-that-pretty girl we all likely experienced in highschool, and she was just awful. She isn't at the bottom because I do think, even as a vampire, she had some redeeming qualities: she didn't just kill to kill, she seemed to retain some sense of a conscience, she just wanted to be loved, and she was tacky AF (unicorn statues, really?)

14. Drusilla

Drusilla was a nutjob. But she was a hilarious one. Sure, she killed Kendra, and she was out to torture and maim anyone she could (including children), but I had a soft spot for her because she had a torturous life before becoming a vampire. She was treated horribly by her family for being clairvoyant, she was tortured by Angelus prior to being turned, etc. She was insane and enjoyed being evil, and I didn't hate her for it. I wish she wouldn't have killed Kendra, but aside from that, I really didn't have TOO many things to complain about with Dru.

13. Jonathan Levinson

Jonathan was a toss-up. He falls to this spot because he had some high points, and some low points. I felt for him when he was in that clocktower during season 3, and he made me cry when he read the letter to Buffy when presenting her with the award for being class protector. I loved when he stood up to Warren and kept saying he didn't want to kill Buffy, and I loved in season 7 when he told Andrew that despite everyone being awful to him, he wanted to hear from them and reconnect. He fell to this spot because of his involvement that led to the death of Tara, the shooting of Buffy, and the rise of Dark Willow. His redeeming qualities made him less bad than a few, though.

12. Principal Wood / Robin Wood

I'm going to start this one off by saying, I don't like that he's so low on my ranking. I don't think it's for a lack of the acting ability or even the personality, but I think it's the weak character development of Principal Wood. I didn't love the revenge storyline, or the faux interest in Buffy that led to him being a cheesy amateur vampire hunter. I also didn't love how he got mad at Buffy for calling out the selfishness of focusing on a vendetta when the world is literally about to end and fired her but covered it up as, "You need to focus on other things." I don't hate the man, but he's not top 10 material.

11. Cordelia Chase

Cordelia Chase was a mixed bag for me. Certain episodes, I loved her. Certain episodes, I hated her. Overall, she wasn't terrible. She had some moments that were really sweet, like offering Buffy a ride home when she was weak and angry with Giles, and when she was vulnerable with Buffy about feeling alone when surrounded by a crowd. Overall, Cordelia wasn't the worst but she certainly wasn't the best. I don't hate her, but this is as far up as she gets for me.

10. Spike

Spike isn't my favorite character, especially because of what he did to Buffy when she tried to cut things off and tell him no, and he didn't listen. Normally, that would be enough to put him at the bottom of my list. Overall, though, I have a lot of feelings about him in a cumulative fashion that pushes him up. His genuine care for Buffy when she's going through her issues with her Mother's health (when her actual boyfriend was too busy being angry at her for not giving him enough attention), and the fact that he continued caring for Dawn when Buffy had died. The look on his face when Buffy was brought back, the fact that he's the only one who had faith in Buffy's choices in season 7, and the fact that he pretty much always had Buffy's back. I gather I'll probably be shredded for having Spike up so high, but...it is what it is.

09. Faith Lehane

Faith is a character I hate, but I love. I love her back and forth with evil and good, the struggle with doing right or wrong when she traded bodies with Buffy, and the look of horror on her face when she swapped back. I loved the things she said to Buffy at the end about experiencing Buffy's role with everyone depending on her and never feeling so alone. I even loved the twisted dream where she envisioned Buffy as the villain chasing her and killing Mayor Wilkins and trying to kill Faith. I like her, but I hate her.

08. Oz

Oz was mostly OK in my book, aside from being a cheater and lying about his feelings and connections with Veruca. I also didn't love that he just up and abandoned Willow, or that he returned and freaked out about Willow having found someone new and just expected her to be waiting for him. He's a funny character, and he's mostly OK, so he fell to this place for me.

07. Angel

For me, Angel is probably tied with Oz. I do like him, mainly because he was pretty hot up to season 4 when he returned. My problem with him is: he was super interested in starting a relationship with Buffy and allowed her to become completely invested in it before dropping her after ONE conversation with her Mother. He told her he was done, wanted her to live her life and move on, and then kept coming back and giving her sass and attitude when she was with Riley and Spike. On the other hand, Angel was ultimately my favorite of Buffy's boyfriends. He's not higher on the list because he played games with her in season 7 when he said, "Well, I'm not getting any older..." as if there was NOW a chance for them? Why is Angel now giving me f***boy vibes?

06. Joyce Summers

Ok, part of this is because of my personal experiences, but Joyce isn't top 3 for me because of her reaction to Buffy "coming out." I, too, came out to my Mom as a slayer gay boy, and when I did, she had a similar reaction. "Have you tried not being a slayer gay?" and subsequently kicking me out of my home for not following her directive. Joyce redeemed herself by wanting to be over-involved and showing up with a thermos of cocoa and snacks for Buffy on patrol, and I'll never NOT be reduced to a sobbing mess when I watch "The Body." I love Buffy's Mom, and if it weren't for the solid group, I'm sure she'd be in the top 3.

05. Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins

Anya is absolutely one of my favorites, and there's no way she wouldn't land in the top 5. She's hilarious, strangely literal, had some of the funniest moments in the show, and she was ultimately one of the most vulnerable people on the show. Her monologue about mortality in "The Body" will forever be one of my favorite scenes, and I can't think of anything truly heinous she's done that made me hate her. Also, because of my intense dislike for Xander, I was cheering and rooting her on when she wanted to exact vengeance on him.

04. Rupert Giles

Giles holds a special place in my heart for a few reasons. Sure, he turned on Buffy in season 7 and attempted to have Spike killed, lied to her, and then stood by idly when the potentials and her friends unceremoniously kicked her out of her own home. But the preceding six and a half seasons saw Giles being the Dad that Buffy never had. The scenes where Giles shows fatherly love toward Buffy all make my eyes water: when he glows with pride after she gets accepted to Northwestern, when she returns from Los Angeles at his door in the beginning of season 2, when he sees her for the first time after she's been brought back from the dead in season 6, when he sees her body after she's jumped and saved the world, when he pushes for her to get it out that she had to kill Angel despite him being cured... I could go on and on, but the bond between Buffy and Giles and the (mostly)loyal nature he has toward her makes me just love him. Most of the time.

03. Willow Rosenberg

Willow is one of my favorite humans from the Buffyverse for a few reasons. Aside from being a treacherous brat in season 7 when she turned on Buffy and that whole trying to end the world thing in season 6, Willow is just a good person. She couldn't bring herself to hurt Oz when he had cheated, and the only thing that drove her to be "evil" was watching the love of her life be shot in front of her. When she was blind with rage, she definitely became evil (and somehow learned to be a professional fighter on par with Buffy?) but that is forgivable, considering what had happened. She's smart, funny, a loyal friend, and she gave up a free ride scholarship and acceptance to the top schools in the world to stay in Sunnydale and fight evil with her best friend. In my book, Willow is A-OK and I love her. Plus, hello, gay now! (Minus Kennedy, because she's trash.)

02. Tara Maclay

Tara was the most unproblematic of all Buffy characters, and she was absolutely lovable. She was sweet, loyal, honest, and wanted the best for all. I loved that she had this genuine positivity, and stuck around to ensure Dawn and everyone else knew she loved them despite the breakup with Willow. I can even forgive that she performed the spell out of fear that caused everyone to temporarily lose their ability to see demons, leading to them being attacked. I absolutely love Tara, and her death was very, very sad. The only thing I have to say about this, is I think she was paid in scraps for what her character brought to the show. Her death was so quick, so short, and the focus immediately turned to Willow and her struggle with magic. Which, I have to admit, was frustrating for me.

01. Buffy Summers

I know, I know, predictable. Buffy Summers is the character who helped me get through a lot growing up. I watched Buffy, and I felt connected with her. Coming out and being essentially disowned, feeling like the weight of the world is on your shoulders, dealing with 'the end of the world', having your boyfriend go evil on you, and trying to focus on finding reasons to go on and fight for the world that keeps giving you the short straw? Same, girl. Same. The fact that Buffy constantly found reasons to save people (and even demons) who weren't perfect, and always gave people chances, and always stuck to her gut feeling no matter what it cost her is the reason she's number one. She'd rather be kicked out and exiled from her friends and the potentials than go against what she knows and feels in her gut, and then doesn't hold a grudge or allow anyone to attack Faith when they all were hurt because of Faith's plan. She didn't exile or kick out Willow when she almost killed Dawn, and she gave Spike, Angel, and countless others their chances to get better. Sometimes she made poor, somewhat selfish choices, but it just made me love her all the more, because she's human and she deserves to make mistakes. I will forever deem Buffy Summers as my favorite character from television. Ever.


So, ONTD, who are your top 3 Buffy characters? Have you re-watched it recently? It's currently streaming on Hulu and Prime Video. Happy Hunting, wishing you monsters.




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OP needs a break from homework, let's have an early one for Saturday's sake.



WHO: LAURA JEANNE REESE WITHERSPOON
WHAT: REESE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT AFTER HUSBAND JAMES TOTH WAS PULLED OVER FOR SUSPICION OF DRUNK DRIVING
WHERE: ON AMERICAN GROUND
WHEN: MAY 2013
WHY: SHE IS AN AMURIKAN CITIZEN


“You know it's bad when the one being arrested for the DUI is like, "You need to chill."”

- Jim Toth, Reese's husband, was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence.

- Legal documents state that Reese kept exiting the vehicle - even leaning out the window at one point to let the cop know she didn't believe him to be a real police officer - to the point where the officer warned her that he would arrest her the next time she got out.

- America's sweetheart was driven by some misplaced sense of invincibility and got out of the car again, which prompted her arrest.



Reese made a statement to Us Weekly shortly after her arrest:

“Out of respect for the ongoing legal situation, I cannot comment on everything that is being reported right now. But I do wanna say, I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said. It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that is no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. The words I used that night definitely do not reflect who I am. I have nothing but respect for the police and I am very sorry for my behavior.”

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Everything was caught via dashcam. Bad for Reese, good for ONTD.



Transcript - 0:45 (Witherspoon getting arrested):

Witherspoon: I am now being arrested and HANDCUFFED?
Cop: Yup.
Witherspoon: Do you know my name, Sir?
Cop: Don't need to know.
Witherspoon: You don't 'need to know' my name?
Cop: Not quite yet.
Witherspoon: Oh, really? Okay! You're about to find out who I am.
Cop: That's fine, I'm not real worried about you, ma'am.

Transcript - 1:26 (Toth, the one getting the DUI, apologizing for Witherspoon's behaviour):

Toth: I'm sorry. I had nothing to do with that.
Cop: I know. You've been polite and courteous.

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Part II:


Some choice quotes from the video above, said by a visibly drunk Reese Witherspoon:

“I had questions to ask him and he said, 'no, you can't ask me any questions' and I said, 'sir, I have a question to ask you' and I said I also need to use the restroom 'cause I'm pregnant.”

“I'm from Tennessee, I don't know.”

“I said, 'sir, you're arresting me - this is gonna be national news, you're arresting me' and he said 'I don't care' and he started yelling at me!”

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- Reese did an ABC News Exclusive where she publicly apologized for her and her husband's 'poor judgement', stating "we know better and we shouldn't have [gotten into the vehicle while drunk]."

- Referring to her 'do you know my name?' and 'I'm pregnant' comments to the officers, she went on to say that she had no idea what she was saying that night and even chuckles to emphasize how she didn't recognize herself in that video.


If ever there was a fine example of PR-rehearsed bullshit, this was it.
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Early last year (April 2020), Reese looked back on the arrest while chatting with Jameela Jamil on her podcast, I Weigh.

Nearly 7 years later, Reese Witherspoon is opening up about her 2013 arrest: "I make dumb decisions. I make great decisions. I'm just a human being." https://t.co/HEauZhzNjU pic.twitter.com/Vf7KvLCOTN

— E! News (@enews) April 18, 2020

Seven years later, the interview came back up while Witherspoon chatted with Jameela Jamil for the newest episode of her I Weigh podcast, during which the host complimented Witherspoon for the way she apologized. "You apologized and shamed yourself in a way that was so f--king refreshing to me," Jamil said.

Echoing that same honesty from nearly a decade prior, Witherspoon said, "But, I did something really stupid," before Jamil continued to recall the star's thorough apology.

"It was so embarrassing and dumb," the actress said of her mistake. "But, you know what—turns out I breathe air. I bleed the same way. I make dumb decisions. I make great decisions. I'm just a human being."

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Previously on this series:
I. Ashlee Simpson Harassing McDonald's Employees

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Friends of Ariana Grande admit that her engagement with Dalton Gomez was "rushed." https://t.co/701hNuXgZw

— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) January 7, 2021

According to the "source", Ariana and Dalton definitely 'in love' but her friends are having doubts.

During the pandemic they've "been spending a ton of time together since getting engaged and keeping things pretty low key and private, they’re mainly keeping to themselves and just enjoying their time together."

However, the source also adds that "they’re very in love right now, but friends think the engagement was somewhat rushed and are skeptical that the relationship will ultimately be short lived.”

Do you think this relationship will make it past quarantine?

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, then it was Isaac being a Republican Christian, well now in the third chapter of this not thrilling or even remotely surprising saga, Taylor is allegedly a homophobe, all three are sexists who believe women belong at home, and they're still hanging out with their full brood despite Covid-19 safety protocols.



According to an AMA on PostHanson reddit with a former 3CG employee (3CG being their record company), Hanson live in an ass-kissing bubble where no one will tell them they are horrible people. I expect one will run for office soon.

The ex employee alleges:

-No one informs them of negative feedback from fans, but they can't handle criticism anyway.

-All three don't want their wives to work (I assume so they can keep popping out 25 kids each)

-All three have displayed racist micro-aggressions towards their black back up musicians.

-Taylor thinks gay families are "wrong"

-Apparently their dad, a former accountant, made very smart investments with their MON money, so that's why they can have 70 children and pay for their siblings and their families as well.

Speaking of their family, here's a recent picture of ALL of them, all huddled together with brand new babies, pregnant women, and two people over 65 with no quarantine, masks, or social distancing.







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Does seeing insanely big families like that make anyone else want to get their knees sewn shut?

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Prince William told Diana Martin Bashir wasn’t ‘a good person’ claims fomer lover Hasnat Khan https://t.co/m2qt1JitxB

— The Independent (@Independent) January 9, 2021

The heart surgeon who Princess Diana dubbed "Mr. Wonderful" has broken his decades long silence to speak out against journalist Martin Bashir, who is currently being investigated by the BBC for misconduct regarding his bombshell 1995 TV interview with the princess. Khan and Diana dated for two years before her death, and was her boyfriend during that specific time period.

Dr. Hasnat Khan claims Bashir "filled her head with rubbish" until Prince William, then a thirteen, warned her: "Mummy, he’s not a good person."

He says the only reason he's coming forward is a mutual friend of his and Bashir wanted him to come forward to defend Bashir and say he was a decent man and Khan could not do that.

• Khan says Diana only gave the explosive interview in order to force Prince Charles to divorce her. Diana was mad Charles had got away with ‘whatever he wanted’ and needed to force a divorce in order to date who she liked.


• Diana met the doctor when she shouted at him as he left work one day, "Oi, where are you going?" He asked if she wanted to come with him to pick up some books, she said yes and that was that.


• He told the Daily Mail of how Bashir preyed on Diana's insecurity and fragility, saying: "One of her most attractive qualities was her vulnerability. It was what endeared her to the public. I later realised that Martin picked on those vulnerabilities and exploited them. He was very persuasive with Diana. It was all about him being from the BBC, being respectable and very pious even. But he filled her head with rubbish, such as that stuff about the nanny Tiggy [Legge-Bourke] being pregnant with Charles’s child."


• Diana had an intense fear of her phone being tapped. Bashir had made her distrust the people around her by preying on her paranoia.


• He was left offended during a meeting with Bashir and Diana at a pub after Bashir asked him intrusive questions about his relationship with Diana.


• He later told Diana that the interview was terrible and a big mistake. When Diana said Charles had also conducted an interview, he told her two wrongs don’t make a right.


• He remembers telling Diana that Bashir made him uncomfortable and he felt he was dangerous. "I remember telling her I didn’t like him, didn’t trust him and that she should have nothing more to do with him."


• While he still remains press-shy, he continues to have warmth and affection for Diana. In 2007, he said he could not, in all countenance, accept William and Harry’s invitation to attend the memorial service on the tenth anniversary of their mother’s death because Camilla was supposed to be there (she did not attend). Khan also felt the memorial fountain in Hyde Park did not do her justice.


• He says Diana had a natural quality of empathy and it was so instinctive he began jokingly calling her "the witch" and she loved that.


• He recalls Bashir was feeding Diana information that she thought to be true, with Diana telling Khan there was ‘a secret listening station in Kent where they eavesdropped on prominent people’ and that the brakes on her car had been tampered with. She also had her apartment swept for bugs after speaking to Bashir.


• He said Diana never spoke negatively of the Queen.


• Diana loved the secrecy of her relationship with Khan, calling the hospital with fake names and accents.


• It was important to Diana what William and Harry thought about her and she was upset over William's anger over her interview.


• Diana never discussed her royal life with Khan after he warned her of Bashir, but he later found out she had continued correspondence, with Bashir even helping her write speeches. She eventually cut off contact with Bashir because of William, who was distrustful of him.


• Of the impact of Diana's interview, Khan says, "Of course I am not na"ive. I knew that there was a part of Diana that wanted to give an interview but my question is if Martin Bashir had not been there persuading her, would she ever have done it?"

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