The "And in other news..." thread

[edwin_m]

Yes, let's rein it in please.

Serves me darned right for buying an expensive air conditioner last week. Probably never plug it in, let alone use it.

Should have bought one that works as a heat pump too.

 

[birchesgreen]

Thank you Jesus

Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 to two people he called ‘paedophiles’

High court judge orders actor turned politician to pay £90,000 damages to each individual for social media libel

www.theguardian.com

The actor and rightwing activist Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay £90,000 each in damages to two people he libelled by referring to them as “paedophiles” on social media.

A high court judge made the order in London on Thursday. Fox lost his high court libel battle in January, after Mrs Justice Collins Rice ruled that he had defamed two men by calling them paedophiles after they labelled him a racist.

The Reclaim party founder was sued by Simon Blake, a former Stonewall trustee, and Crystal, a drag artist, over a dispute on X, formerly known as Twitter, in October 2020.

Fox, 45, used the slur against Blake and the former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, whose real name is Colin Seymour, in a row about a decision by Sainsbury’s to provide a safe space for black employees during Black History Month.

 

[GusB]

Thank you Jesus

Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 to two people he called ‘paedophiles’

High court judge orders actor turned politician to pay £90,000 damages to each individual for social media libel

www.theguardian.com

He's not the Messiah; he's a very naughty boy!

 

[Strathclyder]

Thank you Jesus

Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 to two people he called ‘paedophiles’

High court judge orders actor turned politician to pay £90,000 damages to each individual for social media libel

www.theguardian.com

Bold of the judge to assume he has 180 quid, never mind 180 grand!