Former journalist and founder of PR company Max Clifford Associates, which dealt with protecting the public image of famous stars and events. He had been the victim of phone-hacking by the News of the World along with several of his clients. In 2014, Clifford was found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault on four girls and women aged between 15 and 19. He died on 10 December 2017.
A former reporter at The People, Jellema was asked to give her side of events in regard to an entrapment set up by Christopher Atkins, as part of a documentary which aimed to demonstrate that newspapers would buy personal stories including medical information. Jellema said that she had had no authority to agree a financial package and would have relied on the judgment of the paper's news desk and in-house legal team.
