Actors
Actor-turned-activist Laurence Fox was sued by Stonewall CEO Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal (real name Colin Seymour) over a Twitter row in 2020. Fox called Blake and Seymour "paedophiles" in an exchange about a Black History Month decision by Sainsbury's. Fox is now challenging the
Actors
Laurence Fox, a British actor and activist, is challenging a High Court ruling that found him libelous for calling two people paedophiles in a Twitter row over a supermarket's Black History Month promotion in 2020. Fox was ordered to pay £180,000 in damages to the pair, who
Golf tournaments
Patrick Reed, the 34-year-old former Masters champion, has lost an appeal in a $750m defamation suit relating to comments made about his move to the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League. The American was seeking damages exceeding $750m from companies such as Nike, Draft Kings, Callaway, and Titleist, which he claimed
Chess
FIDE, the International Chess Federation, has issued a strongly worded statement in response to the escalating controversy involving former World Champion GM Vladimir Kramnik and Czech GM David Navara. The governing body expressed deep concern over the fallout and urged a return to mutual respect within the chess community. FIDE
Baldoni, Justin
Taylor Swift's communications with Blake Lively may become central to the ongoing court battle between the two actresses, following a motion filed in New York by Lively's lawyers. They argue that Lively and Swift's communications are "irrelevant" to the case, as Justin
Murder
Gerry Adams, former Sinn Fein leader, has won a significant libel victory over the BBC after a jury found in his favor in a case over a 2016 Spotlight program that alleged he sanctioned the killing of former Sinn Fein official Denis Donaldson. The jury awarded Adams €100,000 in
Murder
The BBC has been ordered to pay Gerry Adams €100,000 in damages after a jury found a story linking him to the murder of a British agent to be defamatory. The verdict in the five-week trial comes after a Spotlight programme broadcast in 2016 accused Adams of giving the
Murder
Gerry Adams, a former Sinn Fein leader, has been awarded €100,000 in damages after a jury at Dublin's High Court found that the BBC had defamed him in a 2016 Spotlight programme and online article. The programme and article falsely accused Adams of giving the "final
Murder
The BBC has been found liable for defamation in a landmark case involving Gerry Adams, the former Sinn Féin leader, over allegations of his complicity in the murder of Denis Donaldson. A Dublin jury has backed Adams's claim that a 2016 BBC Spotlight program and accompanying online article
Murder
Gerry Adams, the former Sinn Fein leader, has won a €100,000 damages award in a high court case related to a claim that he sanctioned the murder of a British agent. However, this does not absolve him of responsibility for his actions as the leader of the Provisional IRA
Arab-Israeli conflicts
As Israel's military offensive on Gaza continues, a further 73 people have been killed in devastating strikes, bringing the total death toll to 70. The UK and Canada have warned Israel of "concrete action" if it persists with the war, while criticism from within Israel has
Legislators
Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has taken legal action against his colleague, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, over allegedly defamatory statements made against his character. Dafeamekpor is seeking GHS30,000,000 in damages, an interlocutory injunction, and various other reliefs, including a retraction of the
