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Plea for busted banker in nude Miranda Kerr incident
Article from: news.com.au
Staff reporters
February 04, 2010 03:35pm
A WEBSITE has set up a campaign to help save the job of the banker caught looking at near-nude photos of supermodel Miranda Kerr on live television.
The financial website Here is the City has set up page "Help Save Macquarie Banker's Job - Join Our Campaign" that encourages readers to email to the public relations department of Macquarie Bank to save the job of David Kiely.
Mr Kiely, who works in Macquarie Private Wealth, has become an internet sensation after he was caught on live television looking at photos of semi-naked supermodel Miranda Kerr.
He was opening e-mailed pictures of Kerr while one of his colleagues, Martin Lakos, did a live television cross to Channel 7 news right behind him on Tuesday.
Last night Channel 10 news aired allegations that he had been set up, with one of the emails containing at the end: "Turn around now", which he did, finding himself confronted by the camera.
In their email petition, Here is the City writes: "Whether set up or not, Kiely was really only guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. There but for the Grace of God."
The site says Mr Kiely seems like a nice bloke, the pictures were not hardcore and that he had already suffered enough.
It added: "There's just too much political correctness in this world anyway."
The email and webpage has been reportedly making the rounds of investment banks around the country.
New internet hero
Despite red faces at the bank, Mr Kiely has become an accidental hero to internet users.
The most popular posting of the clip on YouTube attracted more than 50,000 hits as of late yesterday and ranked as the most popular clip in news and politics.
The saucy photos of Kerr were believed to be from a recent GQ Magazine shoot and were sent to Mr Kiely via email.
While Macquarie Bank said it was investigating the actions of the client investment manager, public opinion was vastly sympathetic.
Some 250 YouTube users had commented on the video, with many arguing Mr Kiely was unlucky to be caught on TV.
"To be fair, he was simply browsing through his emails, and perhaps he simply opened it not realising what it was?" one YouTube viewer wrote.
"Can't blame him . . . probably the dullest job ever, plus I mean, come on, it's Miranda Kerr, he's only human," another YouTube viewer wrote.
The only person who wasn't talking about him yesterday was the object of his email, Kerr, who flew into Sydney yesterday from New York, oblivious to the mess her recent photo shoot had caused.
"I don't know anything about it, I've been on a plane all night," Kerr said.
Back on home turf for the David Jones winter fashion launch next week, Kerr smiled as Mr Kiely's gaffe was explained to her before changing the subject to how pleased she was to be back home.
"I'm really happy to be home . . . to spend time with my family and friends," Kerr said.
Colleagues at Macquarie's King St wharf office block were yesterday tight-lipped about Mr Kiely's misdemeanour.
"I don't want to say anything -- the photos aren't bad, he was just unlucky with his timing," one colleague said smiling as he left the building for lunch.
Another colleague said Mr Kiely was a "decent guy" who would be embarrassed by the stir he has caused.
Article from: news.com.au
Staff reporters
February 04, 2010 03:35pm
A WEBSITE has set up a campaign to help save the job of the banker caught looking at near-nude photos of supermodel Miranda Kerr on live television.
The financial website Here is the City has set up page "Help Save Macquarie Banker's Job - Join Our Campaign" that encourages readers to email to the public relations department of Macquarie Bank to save the job of David Kiely.
Mr Kiely, who works in Macquarie Private Wealth, has become an internet sensation after he was caught on live television looking at photos of semi-naked supermodel Miranda Kerr.
He was opening e-mailed pictures of Kerr while one of his colleagues, Martin Lakos, did a live television cross to Channel 7 news right behind him on Tuesday.
Last night Channel 10 news aired allegations that he had been set up, with one of the emails containing at the end: "Turn around now", which he did, finding himself confronted by the camera.
In their email petition, Here is the City writes: "Whether set up or not, Kiely was really only guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. There but for the Grace of God."
The site says Mr Kiely seems like a nice bloke, the pictures were not hardcore and that he had already suffered enough.
It added: "There's just too much political correctness in this world anyway."
The email and webpage has been reportedly making the rounds of investment banks around the country.
New internet hero
Despite red faces at the bank, Mr Kiely has become an accidental hero to internet users.
The most popular posting of the clip on YouTube attracted more than 50,000 hits as of late yesterday and ranked as the most popular clip in news and politics.
The saucy photos of Kerr were believed to be from a recent GQ Magazine shoot and were sent to Mr Kiely via email.
While Macquarie Bank said it was investigating the actions of the client investment manager, public opinion was vastly sympathetic.
Some 250 YouTube users had commented on the video, with many arguing Mr Kiely was unlucky to be caught on TV.
"To be fair, he was simply browsing through his emails, and perhaps he simply opened it not realising what it was?" one YouTube viewer wrote.
"Can't blame him . . . probably the dullest job ever, plus I mean, come on, it's Miranda Kerr, he's only human," another YouTube viewer wrote.
The only person who wasn't talking about him yesterday was the object of his email, Kerr, who flew into Sydney yesterday from New York, oblivious to the mess her recent photo shoot had caused.
"I don't know anything about it, I've been on a plane all night," Kerr said.
Back on home turf for the David Jones winter fashion launch next week, Kerr smiled as Mr Kiely's gaffe was explained to her before changing the subject to how pleased she was to be back home.
"I'm really happy to be home . . . to spend time with my family and friends," Kerr said.
Colleagues at Macquarie's King St wharf office block were yesterday tight-lipped about Mr Kiely's misdemeanour.
"I don't want to say anything -- the photos aren't bad, he was just unlucky with his timing," one colleague said smiling as he left the building for lunch.
Another colleague said Mr Kiely was a "decent guy" who would be embarrassed by the stir he has caused.
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