Shamed Max Clifford kept damaging evidence about his clients

Max Clifford protected himself from scrutiny with a 'little brown book' crammed with damaging allegations against celebrities - at the same time he was indecently assaulting teenage girls, it has been claimed.

The shamed PR guru would allegedly use the book as 'insurance' and proof that he was untouchable, according to a former detective who passed information to the Operation Yewtree investigation into Clifford's offending.

Mark Williams-Thomas, a former police investigator and crime expert, presented a documentary on paeodphile Jimmy Savile, which led to him being contacted with claims about Clifford,  which included details of the book.

The book is said to contain details of celebrities who had affairs, and a claim from a teenage rent boy that a very high-profile pop star had paid him for sex.

The claims were said to relate to his own celebrity clients, and were harvested through the 1980s and 1990s.

Mr Williams-Thomas said: 'He kept it as insurance to protect himself. The more Max knew, the more he could protect himself.'  (more...)

Shamed Max Clifford kept damaging evidence about his clients