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FOR 1 AUGUST 2012
2. Rules To Avoid Legal Trouble
Previously we explained the rules-of-thumb for good shadow-writers to avoid legal trouble.
Knox shadow-writer Linda Kulman is NOT the perfect model. The Knox book will soon see Knox back in court defending false claims (like this one) which Kulman should have prevented (and may still be legally liable for). She and Knox included numerous false claims about the evidence and Italian officials which she (and Bob Barnett) would have KNOWN were false if she had pressed hard and looked around. The Italian and UK arms of Harper Collins actually said the book was defamatory and refused to publish, sparking a crash effort on Knox’s book to take out some of the worst bits.
However, Kulman did observe a few of the rules. She brought no psychological baggage or anti-Italian bigotry to her work. She stayed largely invisible in the background. She apparently talked mainly with Knox. She never made any media appearances. And she kept her own name off the book - it appears only once, in a brief credit by Knox in a back section. Book promotion was done by publishing agent Bob Barnett (who seemingly even took Knox to a cocktail party in official Washington) but not by her.
In contrast Andrew Gumbel threw caution to the wind. His reporting record showed clear evidence of a nasty chip on his shoulder about Italy. Both the book and his numerous statements (see below) reek of bigotry for Italians and contempt for Italy and its justice system - part of the embarrassment he has created for the Sollecito family and legal team who hardly mirror the same contempt.
3. Some Historical Context
In posts #1 and #6 we listed various red flags in 2011 and in 2012 which would have have stopped any publishing effort in Italian right at the start. Sollecito and his family and team saw close-up what most of Italy saw: the Hellmann appeal and C&V consultancy being obviously bent, thanks to their own legal help. Cassation confirmed that this was their perception too.
Had Sollecito stayed in Italy during 2012 and 13 as his father wanted him to, the book would not exist. Had he not been trying to get back on good terms with Knox the book would not exist. Had Bongiorno and Maori not wanted to be paid, and looked at the disastrous legal outcomes of previous such books, there would be no book. Had they been frank about the devastating toughness of Dr Gelati’s filed with Cassation early in 2012 there would be no book. Had they checked it out in final draft there would be no book.
Had not Tom Wright and Ann Bremner Michael Heavey paved there way, there would be no book. Had a Frank Sforza desperate for money and recognition not lurched to the dark side, or for the same reasons Moore and Fuscher and Burleigh, there would be no book.
Had Sharlene Martin done due diligence before the book was written (or after it was done but not yet out) there would be no book. Had Louise Burke, Jen Bergstrom, and Tricia Boczkowski of Simon & Schster’s Gallery Books done due diligence before the book was written (or after it was done but not yet out) there would be no book.
2011 RS and AK released; AK > Seattle PROVISIONALLY RED FLAG
2011 5 Dec Knox agent Robert Barnett appointed; $4 M big bucks deal
2011 5 December Sharlene Martin appointed, book deal, looking for publisher
2011 5 Dec Reports in Italy book is aimed at Hollywood and no coincidence Sharlene Martin in Seattle, lots of correspondence
http://www.perugiatoday.it/cronaca/sollecito-libro-delitto-perugia.html
2011 12 Dec ridiculous FOA chest thumping
2012 10 January Francesco confirms book deal & costs to family
http://www.giornaledellumbria.it/article/article15293.html
“I have not done the math. For good luck. I will make them after the ruling of the Supreme Court. It will be pain because the figure of one million euro of which she speaks is not far from reality. ” This was stated to the weekly Today, on newsstands tomorrow, Francesco Sollecito, father of Raffaele.
According to Sollecito, in case of confirmation of absolution, and in case you really 250-300mila euro compensation provided for the unjust detention of her son, this money will be enough only to pay the fees of the 12 consultants “that we had to appoint to succeed to refute the allegations. ” In the interview with the weekly, Francesco Sollecito deny, however, that both boyfriend Raffaele, as written after the discovery of his photos while kissing a girl: “Annie, the girl who appears with him in photos on Facebook - says Francesco Sollecito - it’s just a ’ friend, and indeed for the precision is a cousin. Other than engagement, the priorities of my son right now are others. What? Raffaele has signed a contract with the American literary manager Sharlene Martin for a book, is a definite undertaking “.
2012 14 Feb Galati appeal filed RED FLAG
2012 18 Feb Telegraph report QUOTE
2012 12 Feb name of Gumbel first mentioned in NYT
2012 18 Feb First Gumbel tweet #03
2012 19 Feb Good take in Telegraph quotes Gumbel #01 #2
https://truejustice.org/ee/index.php?/tjmk/comments/harpercollins_a_commendably_balanced_report/
2012 21 Feb interview Gross Miscarriage QUOTE #04
http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/raffaele-sollecito-co-author-grotesque-miscarriage-of-justice-in-amanda-knox-trial/48296
2012 23 Feb TJMK stupid Gumbel claims
https://truejustice.org/ee/index.php?/tjmk/comments/sollecito_ghost_writer_andrew_gumbel_reveals_to_medabistro_how/
2012 04 March Gumbel & team in LA #05
2012 14 March RS in Seattle after job + to meet AK
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/14/amanda-knox-raffaele-sollecito-now-seattle_n_1344774.html
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/amanda-knoxs-former-boyfriend-to-visit-seattle/
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/03/14/Knox-Sollecito-to-reunite-in-Seattle/UPI-16951331773665/
2012 15 March Seattle Times BOOK DEAL + PUBLISHER CLAIMS
The publisher announced Thursday that “Presumed Guilty: My Journey to Hell and Back with Amanda Knox” would cover his relationship with the American exchange student, their arrests and imprisonment in Italy over the death of Knox’s roommate, and their eventual release last fall after the convictions were overturned.
Sollecito was an unwilling participant in a case that riveted the world. The Italian media convicted the young couple before any evidence had even been heard,” according to Gallery. “Over and over, Sollecito came under pressure to change his testimony and get himself off the hook, but he refused to betray Amanda and he refused to lie.
“In `Presumed Guilty,’ Sollecito will finally tell his side of the story - from his first meeting with Amanda Knox, to his arrest, prison time, subsequent release, and current relationship with the woman he stood by through the worst ordeal of both their lives.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Last month, Knox agreed to terms with HarperCollins on a deal worth $4 million. While numerous publishers bid on the Knox book, the deal for Sollecito’s memoir was reached after Gallery made a “pre-emptive” offer to literary agent Sharlene Martin.
Gallery spokeswoman Jennifer Robinson said Sollecito would collaborate on the book with Andrew Gumbel, an award-winning British journalist and author whose books include “Steal This Vote” and the upcoming “Oklahoma City,” about the 1995 bombing.
2012 (5)(6) March Sollecito & family meets publishers and agent
2012 18 March RS as loose cannon
https://truejustice.org/ee/index.php?/tjmk/comments/could_a_growing_asymmetry_between_raffaele_and_everybody_else_be_ensur/
2012 22 March Sharlene Martin in Daily Telegraph
TJMK https://truejustice.org/ee/index.php?/tjmk/comments/no_book_agent_sharlene_martin_your_client_raffaele_sollecito/
2012 (7) June Sharlene Martin tweet
2012 13 Sept RS in NYC & Nevada
2012 18 September RS book released
2012 26 Sept RS claims Knox must have been at house
http://blog.seattlepi.com/dempsey/2012/09/26/raffaele-sollecito-i-spent-that-night-with-amanda-knox/
2012 Porta a Porta
TJMK https://truejustice.org/ee/index.php?/tjmk/comments/Sollecitos_Book_Honor_Bound_Hits_Italy/
2012 12 Dec no word from RS legal team
TJMK https://truejustice.org/ee/index.php?/tjmk/comments/have_the_raffaele_sollecito_defense_team_of_bongiorno_and_maori_now_go/
2013 15 Feb complaint by Mignini
http://www.lagoccia.eu/cronaca/11578-sollecito-querelata-per-diffamazione-da-giuliano-mignini.html
Costa a lawsuit to Raffaele Sollecito’s book ‘’ Honor Bound ‘’. The deputy public prosecutor of Perugia Giuliano Mignini has sued Sollecito to some statements in the book written by the young along with Andrew Gumbel and published in the United States last September. In the complaint, the magistrate are hypothesized the crimes of libel and defamation. Sollecito, along with his former girlfriend Amanda Knox, were acquitted on appeal from the charge of murdering Meredith Kercher. Mignini was the magistrate who led the police investigation of the crime, and then to support the charge in first and second grade (at the end of March and ‘pending the ruling of the Supreme Court which has used the attorney general of Perugia). The lawsuit was filed to the prosecutor of Perugia but will be immediately transmitted to that of Florence accrual. In volume Sollecito offers his version of the facts related to the murder of Kercher. A complaint of Mignini concerns ia a passage from the book in which he argues that the prosecutor would have had some sort of secret negotiations with the family of the young man. Eventuality already ‘’ categorically denied ‘’ by the prosecution. At the moment neither urge nor his lawyers have declined to comment on the news of the lawsuit.
2013 25 March interview with Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/03/amanda-knox-one-year-later.html
2013 26 March Cassation overturns Hellmann and Sharlene Martin issues statement
Raffaele released a statement through his publicist Sharlene Martin: “I am deeply saddened by the decision handed down by the Italian Supreme Court to send my case back for revision when my involvement in Meredith’s murder has repeatedly been shown to be unfounded. My book details what Amanda and I went through and I will continue to fight for my innocence, hopeful and confident that truth will prevail. My thoughts are with Meredith’s family, Amanda and her family, and all of our friends and supporters.”
2013 Sep 25 “Update from Sharlene Martin”
“A panel of experts will address congressional members and staff on the third trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito during “Update and Briefing on the Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito Case,” a congressional briefing hosted by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA9) at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC 203, on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The trial is scheduled to begin on September 30, 2013 in Florence, Italy.”
2014 4 April Florence prosecutor announces charges pending
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