Max Clifford
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Max Clifford (born April 1943) is a British publicist. Although his client range is varied, he is a controversial figure for sometimes representing unpopular clients (such as those accused or convicted of crimes) and acting as agent to people selling "kiss-and-tell" stories to tabloid newspapers. He openly avowed to bring down the government of John Major because he felt the National Health Service was mismanaged.
As a young man he was a press officer for EMI, and helped to promote The Beatles early in their career. He has represented other celebrities including Jimi Hendrix, Muhammad Ali, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, David Copperfield, O.J. Simpson and Mohamed Al-Fayed. Lesser-known clients include brain-damaged boxer Michael Watson, former MI6 officer Richard Tomlinson, and Tony Martin (a Norfolk farmer imprisoned for fatally shooting a burglar).
Lately he helped expose Jeffrey Archer. In 2005, he paid damages to settle defamation proceedings brought by Neil and Christine Hamilton after he represented Nadine Milroy-Sloane, later found to have falsely accused them of sexual assault.
Reporter Louis Theroux followed Max Clifford in the BBC2 2002 programme When Louis Met…Max Clifford
External link
- BBC News profile (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1485789.stm)