We can talk and talk and talk, page up, page down, bottom line remains: had the jury known about Julie´s past crimes they would have regarded her as an untrustworthy person and would not have been likely to believe her testimony. Even more so if they had known about the NOTW deal she had in place - and she did have it in place prior to the trial, the newspaper footed her and her mother´s hotel bill during trial.... We all know this.