Jade Goody publisher accused of cashing in

Two days after Jade Goody died of cervical cancer, publishers are scrambling to bring out books about the former Big Brother contestant while trustees of her estate are putting together proposals for a film.
 
Her death has sparked a row between her family and the publishers of her second book, Catch a Falling Star. John Blake Publishing is accused of trying to cash in on her death by re-titling the book Jade: Fighting to the End, even though it contains no reference to her battle against cancer.

Also, it cuts across the publication this week of two new books - Goody's 'official cancer diary' from HarperCollins, called Forever in my Heart, and a picture book, Jade - Remember Me This Way: Favourite Photos from Eight Years in the Limelight, put together by trustees of Goody's estate. A portion of profits from both these books will be donated to Marie Curie Cancer Care.
 
Photographer Danny Hayward, a friend of Goody's, revealed yesterday that a biographical film is being discussed. "She's captured the mood of the nation," he told the Times. The family is reportedly keen to work with the British filmmaker Nick Love, who recently produced a biopic of Britain's most violent prisoner, Bronson.
 
Meanwhile the 27-year-old former dental nurse's funeral next Saturday will be played out in front of the cameras. The service is likely to dominate the 24-hour news channels while large television screens will be erected outside her local church, St John the Baptist in Essex, according to Goody's publicist Max Clifford. He said she had been involved in planning a "Jade Goody production" to celebrate her life.
 
One man who may have to miss the service is Goody's widower, Jack Tweed. He is due to be sentenced on Thursday for assaulting a taxi driver. ·