If anything, his time hugging the corners of fame made him seem even more admirable as a man who refused to sell himself or his legacy out, no matter what temptations were available in a celebrity-crazed culture.

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Mr Keegan's and Mr Watt's desire to be fair-minded and not to kick a man when he is down may be admirable.

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