An anonymous U.K. celebrity has lost his injunction bid to prevent two news organizations from publishing sexual misconduct allegations against him and therefore revealing his identity.
\n\nEarlier this month, it was reported that an anonymous celebrity had applied for a permanent injunction at London’s High Court to try to stop ITN and The Guardian from publishing a story containing allegations that he abused his power to engage in “inappropriate sexual activities with a large number of girls and young women,” according to BBC News. The celebrity denies the allegations.
\n\nJudge Mr. Justice Nicklin rejected the injunction request on Tuesday, as reported by BBC News, but the celebrity will remain anonymous for the time being to allow him a chance to appeal the judgement.
\n\n“The claimant’s claim for an injunction was dismissed,” Nicklin said in his ruling. However, he added: “The court did not determine whether the allegations, or any of them, were true, and the dismissal of the claim does not amount to approval of any publication the defendants may decide to make.”
\n\nThe lawyer for the celebrity told the court earlier that should he lose the injunction and the stories publish, it was “highly likely” he would attempt to…
Original source: https://variety.com/