Smash hit

HM: I never used the press for anything except my charity. When did I promote a record? When did I act for anything? They’ll always say ‘publicity seeker’. Look at my going to court. My pelvis is bust. You’ve seen the x-ray. Which I had to produce because they put in here ‘Heather pulls her leg off’

FP: That’s when you were doing Dancing With The Stars?

HM: My pelvis has been broken for a while. I have months when I can walk and months when I can’t. It pops out. I can’t spend four months on my back and another operation while I’m going through this. This picture on this front page was taken when the paparazzi pulled the car door open…

FP: We can’t show it, I know you’ve got a huge file of photos...

HM: I’m showing it to you. This picture was taken when the paparazzi pulled the car door open and then they say ‘Heather tries to pull off a disability thing’ when I’m in a blacked out car, hiding under a blanket because I knew I had to go into court and I knew they would turn round and say ‘She’s trying to get publicity’. Its fine that Paul can walk in going ‘Hi, you alright?’ And I’m hiding and I’m the one that is abused daily. I have protected Paul for this long and I am trying to protect him but I am being pushed to the edge. I don’t want my daughter when she’s 12 going on the internet and reading this totally one-sided story. I’m up to here with it. My plan is to change the law in the European Parliament and I will do it. I’m fed up with a specific portion of the media, some of them are still supportive, but some of them that are abusing me. I will investigate every single one of those journalists.

FP: Alright, but again, this comes from the papers, so what do I know if it’s the truth or not. And I know you can’t talk too much about the divorce…

HM: But everyone’s jumping on the band wagon making money out of my misery!

FP: I know that and I know you’re upset and I know you’re only human which is what people are forgetting, but, during the coverage of the divorce case, they have been saying you want £50 million.

HM: I have been offered nothing OK? Nothing! We go to court over my daughter. I’m not allowed to talk about it because it’s a criminal act if I talk about my daughter. You have no idea what’s going on. These figures are made up. £100 million, £50 million, £20 million …How do you know if I even want any money? I’m one-and-a-half-million in debt in lawyer’s fees. And that’s as much as I can say or I go to jail for telling the truth. So I’m gagged at the moment because I’m not allowed to say a word while the media are fed this spin by a certain corner.

FP: Alright, but then again - and as I say, I only know it from the media, so what do I know - but one of the clauses in this divorce thing is that you want to be able to sell your story?

HM: It’s rubbish! I could sell my story right now! I’m trying to protect Paul and our daughter. I am trying and I am being pushed to the edge. Eighteen months of abuse. Worse than murderers and paedophiles. 4,400 abusive articles. Look what they’re doing to the McCanns. The woman and the poor father have lost their daughter. What are we doing as a nation? What are we doing persecuting a woman that is devastated behind closed doors and trying to hold it together as I have for eighteen months. What did the paparazzi do to Diana? They chased her and they killed her. Never mind all these other stories. That is what we’re doing as a nation, buying these newspapers. Every time you buy one of those you contribute to it. So force a change for responsible journalism. You know, Rupert Murdoch when he bought that newspaper is quoted as saying ‘I can’t believe how easy it was to get in the British media. And I promise you I will always give you honest and straight-forward journalism.’ Nothing like it.

FP: Well listen, I know you’re upset…

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