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Tamara Ecclestone's ex-boyfriend jailed for blackmail Tamara Ecclestone's ex-boyfriend jailed for blackmail
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A former boyfriend of model Tamara Ecclestone has been jailed for four years for trying to blackmail her.A former boyfriend of model Tamara Ecclestone has been jailed for four years for trying to blackmail her.
Derek Rose, 33, who was in a two-year relationship with the daughter of F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone when she was 17, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court. Derek Rose, 33, who was in a two-year relationship with the daughter of F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court.
Rose, of Arlington Road in Camden, north London, tried to blackmail the now 28-year-old for £200,000 via email in November 2011. Rose, of Arlington Road in Camden, north London, tried to blackmail the now 28-year-old for £200,000 in November 2011.
The blackmail arose after she starred in a reality show Billion Dollar Girl.The blackmail arose after she starred in a reality show Billion Dollar Girl.
The trial heard an email was sent to Ms Ecclestone's manager claiming Rose had been offered £200,000 for a news story about their relationship, when in reality no such offer had been made.
In a statement Ms Ecclestone's family lawyer Charlotte Harris said: "Ms Ecclestone was content to waive her anonymity in giving evidence because she strongly believes that all people have a right to be protected from such cynical and vicious behaviour.
"The sentence of four years is welcomed."
'Bitter message'
Sentencing Rose, Judge Andrew Goymer said: "This was an audacious attempt to obtain a large sum of money".
Rose's relationship with Ms Ecclestone had ended acrimoniously years earlier.
Rose made £10,000 in 2002 from selling the story of their relationship to a newspaper, the jury heard.
Judge Goymer added: "You felt extremely hurt, and within a few days of writing a bitter message, you were selling your story to a tabloid newspaper and that speaks volumes about your true character.
"She came to your attention again in November 2011 when she was the subject of a television series.
"The email that you sent on 16 November in which you threatened to reveal personal details was not the product of a broken heart. All that was long in the past."
Prosecutor William Boyce QC told the jury the email was constructed to intimidate Ms Ecclestone.
The jury failed to reach a verdict on co-defendant Jakir Uddin, 20, of Old Walsall Road, Birmingham, who also denied blackmail.
The prosecution is considering whether to seek a retrial in his case.