![FILE - This Jan. 22, 2013 file photo shows Martin Bashir at the EA SimCity Learn. Build. Create. Inauguration After-Party, in Washington. An investigation has found that a BBC journalist used “deceitful behavior†to secure an explosive interview with Princess Diana in 1995, in a “serious breach†of the broadcaster’s guidelines. The probe came after Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, made renewed complaints that journalist Martin Bashir used false documents and other dishonest tactics to persuade Diana to agree to the interview. (Photo by Nick Wass/Invision/AP, File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LCUOYGAHJBN3UWOPR4LY6JFDYQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=414f510d5941a796e56211f7d3e40c871fb3919b864abfad55d77f0132e38cd0&width=400&height=225)
File photo: Martin Bashir. AP
File photo: Martin Bashir. AP
Who is Martin Bashir, the shamed journalist behind the infamous Princess Diana interview?
Bashir, a successful journalist in the UK before moving to the US to further his career, was rarely far from controversy