A person in the U.K. described only as a “well-known individual,” has sued to stop the publication of a story accusing him of “inappropriate and exploitative sexual activity with girls and young women.”
\n\nWhoever this person is, he has denied the allegations (I’m assuming it’s a guy). His lawyer has petitioned the court, claiming that if this story is published, his client will commit suicide at the earliest opportunity.
\n\nThe two news outlets, the Guardian and ITN, claim the story is solid with 30 sources backed by four years of reporting.
\n\n“A threat to life, if there is a genuine risk of suicide,” a defamation lawyer told the far-left Variety, is one of the ways to win this type of injunction. “But that has to be confirmed by a competent psychiatrist and whatever other medical support that the court will need.”
\n\n“The court don’t grant that very lightly — they’ll be very thorough in their examination of whether there is a genuine risk of suicide, or whether that is being used just an excuse, basically,” he added.
\n\nThe lawyer for the news outlets counters that the public interest will be served by publishing “numerous allegations” that have taken place “over…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/