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by Bordeauxclaret » Thu Jul 04, 2024 10:31 pm
On it goes -
“I was sued for defamation and harassment by Jeremy Vine over posts published between 8 and 12
January 2024 which falsely accused him of having a sexual interest in children, and which were viewed millions of times. Mr Vine issued proceedings and, after being served with his claim, I published information relating to his home address on my X account, published a crowdfunding appeal which falsely alleged that Mr Vine had published baseless and unwarranted defamatory allegations about me, in an attempt to raise funds from the public, and I harassed Mr Vine, including by referring to him being run over on his bicycle. My actions led Mr Vine to bring additional claims against me in defamation, harassment, and misuse of private information. I recognise that the allegations I made in the crowdfunding appeal were untrue, and that I infringed Mr Vine’s rights by misusing his private information and harassing him, doing so after he had sought to resolve our dispute through the Court. The original proceedings have been compromised on the basis of the payment of damages and costs. To resolve Mr Vine’s additional claims against me in defamation, harassment, and misuse of private information, I have agreed not to make the same allegations or undertake the same conduct again in relation to Mr Vine, and I apologise to him for the distress he has suffered. I have agreed to pay Mr Vine a further £35,000 in damages and his legal costs.”