Julian Assange’s Friends Who Stood By Him – And Friends Who Became Enemies

Julian Assange has a penchant for spectacular, public fallings out with people he has worked with - from journalists to fellow Wikileakers.

The list of people he has come to loathe includes most of the mainstream media and his celebrity supporters.

But, after two years holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy, he can still count on some allies - despite losing the support of so many, including some of those who put a lot on the line during his legal battle to not be extradited to Sweden.

Here, we list five people who are still Team Assange... and four people who used to be his friends...

Still Friends: Vaughan Smith

Still Friends: John Pilger

Still Friends: Ken Loach

Still Friends: Phillip Knightley

Ok, so weren't quite right when we said Pilger was the only journalist Assange had not fallen out with. Phillip Knightley, the legendary investigative reporter who lost 15,000 when Assange skipped bail, said he did not regret it at all and said Assange sought asylum only after "exhausting every other possible remedy" He said: "I'm not worried about my commitment. I would do it again. He's an Australian and he deserves my compatriot's support. He's been treated terribly by the British and Swedish justice systems and I think he's the victim of a conspiracy."

Drifted Apart: Birgitta Jonsdottir

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Julian Assange's Friends Who Stood By Him - And Friends Who Became Enemies