Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
64/100
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Outlets on this story
15
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
2
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A famous man has lost his bid for a High Court injunction against two media organisations to prevent the publication of allegations against him, but cannot yet be named as he can take his case to the Court of Appeal.
The man brought legal action against Independent Television News (ITN), which produces news programmes for ITV, Channel 4, Good Morning Britain and Channel 5, and Guardian News and Media (GNM), publisher of The Guardian.
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which → lose → Guardian
During a two-day trial in late October, the High Court in London was told by lawyers for the media organisations that the allegations they want to report involve the man’s alleged “abuse of power and status” to contact young women and try to engage in “inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities”.
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they → tell → activities
The well-known man, who denies the claims, sought an injunction to prevent this broadcast and publication because of a risk that he would take his own life, after two previous suicide attempts.
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he → know → attempts
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“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.”
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defendants → read → publication
He added the man will remain anonymous to allow any appeal bids to be lodged.
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bids → add → ?
Mr Justice Nicklin continued in his summary that the man has repeatedly said he intends to take his own life if the allegations are published, and that this must be taken seriously.
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this → continue → life
He added these statements do not “establish that suicide is inevitable or that treatment cannot reduce the risk”.
In his full, 52-page judgment, Mr Justice Nicklin also said: “The injunction would not treat the claimant’s underlying psychiatric condition or eliminate his elevated baseline risk.
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injunction → add → risk
“The evidence does not identify a point at which publication would become safe merely through the passage of time.
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publication → identify → time
“The relief sought would therefore be of uncertain and potentially indefinite duration.”
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relief → seek → duration
Sara Mansoori KC, for the figure, asked the judge to grant permission for the case to be considered by the Court of Appeal.
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case → ask → Appeal
Mr Justice Nicklin agreed, granting permission.
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Nicklin → agree → permission
Ms Mansoori previously said he denies the allegations of wrongdoing and that publication “would have a potentially fatal impact”.
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publication → say → impact
She told the court in October: “The only reason they would not be fatal is because the claimant would be locked up and prevented from his desire to end his life.”
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claimant → tell → life
The barrister also said the claimant “has no intention of returning to public life”.
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claimant → say → life
Gavin Millar KC, for ITN and GNM, said the case risks “dragging judges into assessing the causes of suicidal ideation, which are for professionals and not for a judge”.
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which → say → judge
He added: “The obligation falls on the hospital to keep him safe, and that’s that.”
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that → add → him
He later said: “Plainly, the proposed publication would make a valuable contribution to a debate of public importance, about men using their power to be able to misconduct themselves against women in that area of society.”
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Samaritans → say → branch
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