Even his mother admits he is "difficult" but he has written for most nationals newspapers and all manner of underground and satirical magazines while he regularly appears on TV and radio as a media pundit. He wrote McVicar by Himself while still in prison and scripted McVicar[1980], the movie starring The Who singer Roger Daltrey, based on his life.  In 1998 he lost  a libel action on 10-2 majority brought by sprinter Linford Christie over McVicar's argument that he was a "steroid athlete".  McVicar, who defended himself against the "Judy Garland of the 100 metres", regarded the verdict as a joke.  He commented, "Our libel laws are user-friendly to rich crooks, megalomaniac tycoons and any vain charlatan with enough money to subsidise the Tuscan villas of our libel lawyers."   

John McVicar and his wife have a base in London, but travel widely.

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