"Friends" don't secretly tape your phone calls and later release them to the media to peddle a book.
In the article, Wead says he began taping Bush with his permission as far back as 1988. He erroneously figured he could keep on doing it routinely with a recorder in his pocket since Bush didn't have a problem with it before. Obviously, he was wrong, and he's now doing the right thing.
Didn't Viacom demand to hear and verify the tapes and then Viacom released them?
No, but anyone involved with Amway might. Their whole culture seems to revolve around selling tapes to the chumps who join. And Wead is a big Amway guy.
I mean, how many of us are even set up to tape a phone call? That indicates a certain premeditation.
d.o.l.
Criminal Number 18F