In this day of reality TV people are DESPERATE to get their 15 mins:
A young filmmaker is believed to have frozen to death while making a documentary about sleeping rough on the streets as he tried to impress television bosses.
Lee Halpin planned to spend this week on the streets of Newcastle experiencing and filming what life is like for those who are living rough.
In a video explaining his project, he claimed he was applying for a position on a Channel 4 investigative journalism programme.
He said that as he had to show the channel he could be ‘fearless’ – a key ‘value’ of the broadcaster – he planned to spend a week ‘immersed’ in the world of homelessness, and wanted to ‘sleep rough and scrounge for food.’
But three days after embarking on the project talented Lee, who lived with his family in Heaton, Newcastle, was found dead in a boarded-up hostel on Westgate Road, Newcastle.
It is not yet known how he died, but it’s feared the 27-year-old may have succumbed to hypothermia.
I’m sure the executives were impressed, and if there is any video to be had on his corpse or cloud-based storage, I’m sure his estate will make some money in producing a documentary on his final days.
I don’t think this is what he hoped for. Still, no gun!
h/t Bob
