60 Minutes is believed to have forked out $200,000 to English backpacker Jamie Neale for his interview to air tomorrow night.
Neale is said to be planning to donate more than half of the fee to the emergency services that searched for him during the 12 days he was lost in the Blue Mountains.
Tara Brown and a film crew arrived to film their interview at Blue Mountains Hospital yesterday afternoon.
With more than 100 members of the media from around the world gathered outside hospital yesterday, Mr Neale’s minders planned to move him to an “undisclosed location” until after the 60 Minutes interview airs.
London’s Sunday tabloids had also made lucrative offers, however, they would have hit the streets hours before 60 Minutes screened in Australia, potentially obliterating any exclusivity with details leaking online.
Source: smh.com.au
Every penny should go to the people who saved his life, and every penny he makes should go to those who saved him until his debt to the Australian public is repaid. I am sick of these people getting money whilst we are left to pick up his search and rescue bill.
How dumb are nine?? They should of saved it for next week the idiots!!
This is why I never watch ’60 Minutes’, because they love to throw money around… That, and the fact most of their stories, like this one, don’t interest me…
whats so big about this story. 9 are kidding themseles. tbh any station are dumd enough to do this dont have a clue
Perhaps the story should focus more on what happens when people do stupid things like this how to prevent it. Intstead of some attention seeking person walking through the bush pointing out what he ate.
If of course I chose to believe him.
Hoax Hoax Hoax.
Give the money to the emergency services that deserve it!
I reckon people should have to pay all money and expenses back in these situations before they can begin to profit…
12 days of searching adds up to millions of dollars, he should be ashamed for taking the money.
Sorry but didn’t this backpacker say he wanted the whole amount go to pay to rescue services for saving him. After all, he cost all Australians time, effort , money and resources.
I will not be watching – sounds like he is after book deal and the rest – if it is true -5 pizzas the night before, gimme a break.
@Andrew – not killer ‘koala bears’
I might record it…
quote[60 Minutes is believed to have forked out $200,000 to English backpacker Jamie Neale for his interview to air tomorrow night.
Neale is said to be planning to donate more than half of the fee to the emergency services that searched for him during the 12 days he was lost in the Blue Mountains.]
How very generous of him!!!!
Any one want to guess the ratings?
I doubt 60min will get half the numbers of the MC final, which I predict at around 2.5 mil, like others have said.
Wow.. so much for a million dollars! I really can’t see who would be interested in this story? Oh yeah I was in the bush and had to sleep under a rock and eat grass.. Just call me Bear Grylls.
How boring! they will probably tell him to throw something else in to make the story interesting like he was attacked by a bear! *rolls eyes*