Celebrity loses injunction bid but will stay anonymous pending appeal
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- 4 confirmées
- 1 démenties
- 3 non vérifiables
- 3 non vérifiées
Démenties par d’autres sources
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Démentie A temporary injunction preventing the man from being named and the allegations being published remains in place to allow an appeal.
IA The results agree that a temporary order preventing the man from being named remains pending appeal, but they state that his bid to stop ITN and the Guardian publishing the allegations was denied, so the claim that the injunction also blocks publication of the allegations is incompatible with them. The results come from press reports, not the judgment itself.
Faits vérifiés
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Confirmée Mr Justice Nicklin rejected the celebrity's request for a permanent injunction against ITN and the Guardian publishing his identity and allegations.
IA Several results report that Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the celebrity's injunction bid against ITN and Guardian News and Media over publishing the allegations and his identity. The results do not say whether the injunction was described as permanent, so that detail could not be checked. Most of the reports appear to derive from the same court judgment.
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Confirmée Nicklin said the court did not determine whether the allegations were true and that dismissing the claim does not amount to approval of any publication.
IA Results 2 and 3 quote Justice Nicklin directly saying the court did not determine whether the allegations were true and that dismissing the claim does not amount to approval of any publication the defendants may make. Result 1 and 4 independently support the first part (the judge did not determine truth). Result 2 is a Guardian-sourced report and result 3 relays a Press Gazette report, so the direct quote appears to trace to the same judgment rather than independent sources.
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- pagesix.com Exclusive | Court docs reveal new details about anonymous celeb's suicide attempts, psychological 'deterioration' amid sex misconduct claims confirme
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Confirmée Sara Mansoori KC said the celebrity is in a highly vulnerable position and has not been in a position to give instructions on any appeal.
IA Multiple results attribute to Sara Mansoori KC, acting for the unnamed individual, the statements that the client is "in a highly vulnerable position" and has "not been in a position to give us instructions on any appeal". The AOL and Irish Mirror reports carry the same quotes, and they may share a single original news agency source, which the results do not confirm.
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Confirmée The man tried to kill himself after being contacted by the media organisations and was later detained in hospital but absconded and tried a second time to end his life.
IA Multiple results report that the man's barrister, Sara Mansoori KC, told the High Court he attempted suicide after ITN and GNM sent letters asking for his response, then absconded from a secure hospital and made a second attempt. These are counsel's submissions reported across outlets, not independent verification, and the sources all repeat the same hearing.
- indiatimes.com 'He’s attempting to coercively control the High Court': Internet slams unnamed celebrity seeking permanent injunction to protect identity amidst accusations of inappropriate sexual conduct confirme
- brokenbottleboy.substack.com The unknown celebrity - by Mic Wright confirme
- thesun.co.uk Well-known celeb 'abused power to carry out inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities against multiple women' confirme
- au.lifestyle.yahoo.com Celebrity loses injunction bid but will stay anonymous pending appeal - Yahoo Lifestyle Australia confirme
Non vérifiables
Aucune source indépendante ne les a confirmées ni démenties. Cela ne veut pas dire qu’elles sont fausses.
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Non vérifiée The claimant must lodge reasons to appeal by 16:30 GMT on 9 November.
IA The results confirm that the High Court dismissed the celebrity's injunction bid on 3 November and that permission to appeal was granted, and they note he stays anonymous so an appeal can be lodged. None of them mention a deadline for lodging appeal reasons, so the claimed 16:30 GMT on 9 November deadline cannot be checked.
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Non vérifiée ITN and the Guardian said they believe it is in the public interest to publish allegations that the man abused his status to engage in inappropriate sexual activities with a large number of girls and young women.
IA The results confirm that ITN and The Guardian were the outlets seeking to publish allegations that the celebrity abused his status for sexual activities with many girls and young women. None of them, however, report that ITN or the Guardian said it was in the public interest to publish, which is the central statement in the claim. The results also all describe the same court-hearing reporting, so they are not independent sources on that point.
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Non vérifiée The judge rejected the claim that publication would violate the man's right to life under the European Convention on Human Rights.
IA None of the results addresses a judge rejecting a right-to-life argument against a publication. The closest result (Columbia Law Review) describes a European case about a driver's right to be forgotten, which concerns privacy rather than Article 2 (right to life), so it neither supports nor contradicts the claim.
Non vérifiées
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- The judge accepted that publication would cause the man acute and potentially prolonged mental suffering.
- The judge said a permanent injunction would have been an exceptionally serious restriction upon freedom of expression.
- The man denies the allegations against him.
Hypothèses de l’auteur
Prévisions ou déductions de l’article. Elles ne peuvent pas être vérifiées.
- The case raises highly unusual legal issues about whether a court should stop publication when an individual claims a media investigation would lead to self-harm.
- The allegations concern matters capable of making a significant contribution to public debate.
- The celebrity's case is a highly sensitive matter with significant consequences for press freedom.
Opinions
Points de vue et jugements, de l’auteur ou d’une personne citée. Non vérifiés.
- The celebrity's suicide threats must be taken seriously by the court.