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| Tamara Ecclestone's ex-boyfriend tried to blackmail her, court hears | Tamara Ecclestone's ex-boyfriend tried to blackmail her, court hears |
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| A former boyfriend of the model and socialite Tamara Ecclestone threatened to sell "intimate secrets" to the tabloid press if she did not pay him and an accomplice £200,000, a court has heard. | A former boyfriend of the model and socialite Tamara Ecclestone threatened to sell "intimate secrets" to the tabloid press if she did not pay him and an accomplice £200,000, a court has heard. |
| Derek Rose, 33, went out with Ecclestone, 28, when she was 17 and before he changed his name by deed poll from Jonathan Ketterman. They split up in August 2002. | Derek Rose, 33, went out with Ecclestone, 28, when she was 17 and before he changed his name by deed poll from Jonathan Ketterman. They split up in August 2002. |
| Rose and Jakir Uddin, a 20-year-old media studies student, are accused of trying to blackmail the daughter of the Formula One chief, Bernie Ecclestone, after she had appeared in Billion Dollar Girl, a reality television programme exploring her life as a rich youngster. | Rose and Jakir Uddin, a 20-year-old media studies student, are accused of trying to blackmail the daughter of the Formula One chief, Bernie Ecclestone, after she had appeared in Billion Dollar Girl, a reality television programme exploring her life as a rich youngster. |
| Southwark crown court heard that the pair sent an email to Ecclestone's manager, Dana Malmstrom, on 16 November 2011. | Southwark crown court heard that the pair sent an email to Ecclestone's manager, Dana Malmstrom, on 16 November 2011. |
| In it, Uddin, posing as Rose' official representative, wrote: "While my client has not spoken about Tamara in 10 years and has let her live her life we have been approached by a major tabloid with a life-changing offer of £200,000 to go ahead with the story and disclose all … My client has asked me to contact you to explain what he is going through and what the press are intending to do. | In it, Uddin, posing as Rose' official representative, wrote: "While my client has not spoken about Tamara in 10 years and has let her live her life we have been approached by a major tabloid with a life-changing offer of £200,000 to go ahead with the story and disclose all … My client has asked me to contact you to explain what he is going through and what the press are intending to do. |
| "My client is a quiet family man and he doesn't need the headache of this story coming out because it would be embarrassing for both our clients." | "My client is a quiet family man and he doesn't need the headache of this story coming out because it would be embarrassing for both our clients." |
| William Boyce QC, prosecuting, said the email contained "pernicious" implications about damage to Ms Ecclestone's reputation. | William Boyce QC, prosecuting, said the email contained "pernicious" implications about damage to Ms Ecclestone's reputation. |
| Part of the email – which was written in bold but not read out in court – referred to an "incident". | Part of the email – which was written in bold but not read out in court – referred to an "incident". |
| The thrust of it was "you don't really want that in the press whether it's true or not", said Boyce. | The thrust of it was "you don't really want that in the press whether it's true or not", said Boyce. |
| Although the defendants allegedly wrote they would be happy to discuss "a non-release fee" and sign a confidentiality contract, they also gave a deadline of the following Friday when they claimed they had to answer the tabloid's offer, he said. | Although the defendants allegedly wrote they would be happy to discuss "a non-release fee" and sign a confidentiality contract, they also gave a deadline of the following Friday when they claimed they had to answer the tabloid's offer, he said. |
| Rose, of Camden, London, and Uddin, of Birmingham, both deny blackmail. | Rose, of Camden, London, and Uddin, of Birmingham, both deny blackmail. |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |
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