Oscar Pistorius Accused Of Taking Acting Lessons To Help Convince Judge Of His Innocence

Oscar Pistorius has been accused by a South African journalist of taking acting lessons before standing trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

South African journalist Jani Allan wrote an open letter to the blade runner alleging he had taken guidance from one of her 'close friends' before taking the stand in Pretoria. Her letter reads:

'I have it from a reliable source that you are taking acting lessons for your days in court. Your coach has an impossible task.' 'Oscar, I look at you mewling and puking in the witness stand. You truly represent everything that the West loathes about white South Africans who live extravagant lives in their expensive laagers.'

She also compares Pistorius to Eugene Terre'Blanche, who served three years in prison for assaulting a petrol station attendant and for the attempted murder of a black security guard around 1996. She said of him:
 'Terre’blanche was cut from the same cloth as you, Oscar. 'He was given to boasting, vain in all things, narcissistic in the extreme and flying into terrible rages when things didn’t go his way. I suspect this description fits you.'

The Paralympic superstar has frequently wept and been sick during the more difficult moments of his trial.Oscar has to project a complex image of innocence and grief to the mass media and court. 'His squeaky clean image comes natural to him with his short hair, relaxed wide-eyed response in social interaction and charming smile.

Dr Denise Bjerkman earlier on described his body language as being dramatic, tearful breakdown in court when the brutal wounds on Reeva’s Steenkamp’s body were discussed - is more likely to be conveniently staged.
 She further termed his public personas as: the boyish wonder he stage-managed for the global media – who will challenge any obstacle and which refutes his disability; the humble, controlled, grieving Oscar for public consumption in the courts and the suave flash Harry, fast cars, gung-ho image of Oscar with adoring women draped on his arm. Lol.

Pistorius admits shooting 29-year-old Reeva on Valentine's Day last year but denies premeditated murder and two counts related to shooting a gun.The trail continues on May 5.