Kate Middleton DJ Pranksters Suspended After Nurse Suicide
Southern Cross Austereo, the company that owns 2Day FM station says that DJ
Mel Greig and Michael Christian are ‘deeply saddened’ by the news of Jacintha
Saldanha’s death and are taking themselves off the air ‘until further notice.’
Read on for their full statement!
DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian of Sydney’s 2Day FM station, who
claimed to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles during a prank call to Kate
Middleton’s hospital room on December 4, have released a statement after
Jacintha Saldanha, the mother of two who transferred the call, was found dead on
Dec. 6.
Southern Cross Austereo, the company that owns the station, has released a
statement saying, “SCA and 2Day FM are deeply saddened by the tragic news of the
death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha from King Edward VII’s Hospital. SCA and the
hosts have decided that they will not return to their radio show until further
notice out of respect for what can only be described as a tragedy.”
Mel and Michael are said to be “deeply shocked” by this tragedy, according
to TMZ.
The Prank Call Backstory
The DJs spoke to Kate’s private nurse at King Edward VII Hospital and were
given actual information on Kate’s hyperemesis gravidarum condition
During the phone call, you can hear DJ Mel posing as Queen Elizabeth II
saying, “Hello, I’m just looking after my granddaughter, Kate. I wanted to see
how her little tummy bug is going.”
It’s unclear exactly what the nurse told Mel, but she says the nurse, “was
giving us real information,” that left her in shock.
“We were very surprised that our call was put through,” Mel is quoted as
saying. “We thought we’d be hung up on as soon as they heard our terrible
accents.”
Prince William & Kate Middleton Release Statement on Nurse’s
Suicide
St. James’s Palace also released a statement on the nurse’s suicide,
saying, “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are deeply saddened to learn of the
death of Jacintha Saldanha. Their Royal Highnesses were looked after so
wonderfully well at all times by everybody at King Edward VII Hospital, and
their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha’s family, friends and
colleagues at this very sad time.”
Was worth it, for some fucking damn gossip? Paparazzi killed princess Diana and it's still legal? Everyone needs to calm down about gossip in a general way, because for a long time now the sense of moderation and decency has been substantially exceeded. For God's sake, it's time that the media can learn the lesson...
