Disgraced celebrity publicist Max Clifford dies; ‘He did our industry a disservice’

Former celebrity ‘publicist’ Max Clifford has been described as having done “a disservice” to the communications industry, following his death this weekend. 
 
It was reported that Clifford, who was serving an eight-year prison sentence for eight counts of indecent assault that he was convicted of in 2014, collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest in hospital on Friday, aged 74. He had a history of heart issues. 
 
Talking to The Drum, PRCA director