But in order to make her frustration heard by the officials, Asghari publicised her plight by releasing a video online which was viewed by thousands of viewers.
Turning public hatred of the socialite to their benefit, Warner Bros heavily publicised her gruesome death in the film and even released "See Paris Die" T-shirts.
That is the calculus I did after Davis' filibuster – which is why I came to the conclusion that however highly publicised, her legislative tactic wouldn't have much impact on Texas politics.
Before Maynard legally ended her life on 1 November under Oregon's "death with dignity" law, she publicised her case in the hope that her story would lead to political action in California and across the US.
But when a blogger publicised her case it sparked an outcry from internet users, who dubbed her a heroine and saw her story as a classic case of the struggle of ordinary people against abusive officials.
The Soviet news agency, Tass, obviously trying to emphasise the "leniency" of the court, publicised her sentence, but omitted that it was to be followed by five years' exile.
