Michael Peterson

2022 - 5 - 25

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The Staircase's Michael Peterson confused by Phillip Schofield's ... (Liverpool Echo)

Peterson appeared on today's edition of This Morning and was grilled by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on the circumstances surrounding his wife's death ...

Peterson appeared on today's edition of This Morning and was grilled by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on the circumstances surrounding his wife's death. "I don’t know what it was or what happened to her. He submitted an Alford plea in 2017 and the charge was reduced to manslaughter.

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Fans Shocked By Philip Schofield's 'Stairs' Joke During Michael ... (Tyla)

Fans are shocked after Philip Schofield appeared to make a joke on This Morning about 'falling down the stairs' during an interview with Michael Peterson.

Another onlooker said: “Phillip Schofield couldn’t have been more rude to Michael Peterson. He doesn’t have to come on your show and give you publicity…#ThisMorning.” Phillip, 60, said to the interviewee on the show: "In a remarkable twist of fate, our team member who was looking after you yesterday saved you from falling down the stairs." Fans have been left shocked after Phillip Schofield appeared to make an ill-timed joke about ‘falling down the stairs’ during an interview with Michael Peterson on This Morning.

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Michael Peterson Speaks Out About HBO Max's The Staircase in ... (E! Online)

Michael Peterson joined the U.K. show This Morning to discuss HBO Max's adaptation of the true-crime documentary The Staircase.

Michael stated that he and his lawyer felt that they'd done all they could and didn't want to put his family through more strife. As he told Holly and Phil, "They don't want this in their lives anymore." So no, he and his four kids, Margaret, Martha, Todd and Clayton, won't be watching the HBO Max adaptation of The Staircase documentary.

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This Morning viewers outraged as Holly and Phil interview ... (HELLO!)

This Morning viewers were quick to discuss Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield interviewed the subject of new true-crime drama The Staircase, ...

In the series, Oscar winner Colin Firth takes on the role of Michael while Toni Collette plays his ex-wife Kathleen. Others expressed their outrage that producers had given him the airtime, with one writing: "Michael Peterson on This Morning is making my skin crawl." Many viewers were in disbelief that Michael - who served eight years in prison before he was granted a retrial - had agreed to go on the British daytime show.

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This Morning today: Michael Peterson reveals why he chose to ... (Entertainment Daily)

On This Morning today, Michael Peterson revealed why he chose to plead guilty to manslaughter, despite claiming he is innocent.

I was already free.” “There’s a good reason,” Michael responded. In 2003, Michael was convicted of murdering his wife.

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Phillip Schofield told to 'leave it' as he distracts viewers over Michael ... (Manchester Evening News)

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield sat down with Michael Peterson about the death of his second wife which has been made into an HBO Max series.

as Michael said again: "No, I did not." "He did?" Did you push her down the stairs?" So to me that was the better thing." "I went to prison but my children had to live through all of this and it was terrible for them, so at the age of 73 did I want to go back to trial to prove that I didn’t do anything so that I could be free? He added: "I don’t know, I honestly, I wish I could tell you."

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Viewers were shocked to see Michael Peterson, the subject of ... (Eminetra Canada)

Michael Peterson, the subject of the criminal drama “Stairs” starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, told hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about his ...

— Casey (@caseyyconway)May 25, 2022 — Charlotte Curwood (@IAmCharlotte_C)May 25, 2022 — Charlotte Curwood (@IAmCharlotte_C)May 25, 2022

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Viewers Shocked As 'The Staircase' Subject Michael Peterson ... (ETCanada.com)

Viewers weren't sure what to think of one "This Morning" guest on Wednesday. Michael Peterson, who is the subject of the true-crime drama "The Staircase" ...

— Charlotte Curwood (@IAmCharlotte_C)May 25, 2022 — Charlotte Curwood (@IAmCharlotte_C)May 25, 2022 No one in my family has watched it.”

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Michael Peterson Isn't Watching The Staircase: 'I Was There When ... (PRIMETIMER)

Two decades after the fact, Michael Peterson has moved on from the death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson. Peterson, who was convicted of murder in 2003 and ...

During the interview, Peterson was pressed to answer questions about the multiple theories surrounding Kathleen's death and his alleged involvement. "My children had to live through all of this and it was terrible for them... The filmmakers behind the original Staircase docuseries seem to agree: director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade told Vanity Fair he felt "betrayed" by the way HBO depicted him and his team. The documentarians are even considering filing a lawsuit against HBO, Peterson revealed on This Morning. I was there when she died ... I definitely do not want to watch a fictionalized account, seeing her die three times." "At my age, 78, you don't give a damn much about it anymore," he said.

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