Statement from Paul Keenan, Chief Executive of Bauer Media
Monday 17 September 2012
Statement from Paul Keenan, Chief Executive of Bauer Media, in connection with the publication by Closer France of pictures of Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge.
As the owners of the Closer brand and publishers of Closer magazine we have complained in the strongest terms to the licensee of Closer France, over the publication by them of photographs of their Royal Highnesses, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge.
We deplore the publication of these intrusive and offensive pictures and have asked that Closer France takes these pictures down immediately from its website and desist from publishing any further pictures.
Bauer Media and Closer UK regards publication of these photographs as a gross intrusion of their Royal Highnesses’ privacy.
We were not aware in advance of the purchase of these photographs or of any intention to publish. We have absolutely no control over the editorial decisions of Closer France.
In the light of their publication, we are now urgently discussing this matter with our licensee and reviewing the terms of our licence agreement with Closer France.
Like our readers we are appalled and regret the pain the publication of these photographs has caused.
Posted by raineee
RE: Statement from Paul Keenan, Chief Executive of Bauer Media
the smug editor waffling on about there right to publish these pictures because they were close to road she obviously needs to pay a visit to specsavers because it looked a fair distance from the road to me a case of make money when the sun shines
Posted 21/09/2012 21:06:29