Martin Bashir

Martin Bashir (born January 19, 1963) is an infamous British journalist of Pakistani origin, voted the 5th worst Briton.

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January 19 - 1963 - British - Journalist - Pakistani - 5th worst Briton

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Bashir came to wide prominence in 1995 when he interviewed (for the BBC's Panorama programme) Diana, Princess of Wales about her failed marriage to the Prince of Wales. Since then he has conducted interviews with, amongst others, Louise Woodward, the five suspects in the Stephen Lawrence case, Michael Barrymore, Jeffrey Archer, and most recently Michael Jackson and Major Charles Ingram.

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1995 - Diana, Princess of Wales - Prince of Wales - Louise Woodward - Stephen Lawrence - Michael Barrymore - Jeffrey Archer - Michael Jackson - Charles Ingram

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Perhaps his most infamous interview was his 2003 interview with Michael Jackson, titled "Living With Michael Jackson". When the interview was aired, Bashir edited it to make it look like Jackson was saying things he wasn't. After seeing the edited version of the interview, Michael Jackson released a rebuttal interview, filmed by his personal cameraman which showed how the interview really went, and what Jackson's responses really were.

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2003 - Living With Michael Jackson - Rebuttal

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Bashir was born in London and educated at King Alfred's College, Winchester studying English. He started work as a journalist in 1986. He worked for the BBC until 1999, when he joined ITV, working on special documentary programmes and features for Tonight with Trevor McDonald.

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London - King Alfred's College, Winchester - English - 1986 - BBC - 1999 - ITV - Tonight with Trevor McDonald

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Currently, Bashir serves as a correspondent for ABC's '20/20.'

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ABC - 20/20

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