as you say, up to now, the press love him as he is first on the phone with his rent-a-quote cheeky chappie persona, but following his great escape in court this week where he admitted lying to the press, hopefully they will now hunt him down like a pack of wolves.
They must have files and files of dodgy stories about him, that they didn't want to run before because of their 'relationship'.
Maybe now is the time for these stories to be aired.