Celebrity threesome injunction lifted…but name still can’t be published
We’re one step closer to finding out the name of the mystery married celebrity in the centre of an extra-marital threesome scandal.
The injunction banning the identification of the celebrity couple at the centre of an extra-marital threesome allegation has been lifted by the appeals court.
However, the names of the couple still cannot be published in England and Wales while a further appeal is being discussed by the courts. The injunction is expected to remain in place until at least 1pm on Wednesday, April 20.
Lawyers for The Sun on Sunday had claimed that that the injunction was pointless, as the parties had been identified in places where the courts had no jurisdiction – namely the US and Scotland.
The original injunction was granted to protect the welfare of the couple’s two young children.
The court of appeal initially upheld the injunction in part because the couple’s “open” relationship meant that publication “would not correct a false image” of the couple presented to the media.
“[T]he picture which emerges from the publicity material is not one of total marital fidelity, but rather a picture of a couple who are in a long term, loving and committed relationship,” said Lord Justice Jackson and Lady Justice King.
“On the present evidence, that image is an accurate one.”
Some media lawyers claimed that the original ruling meant that celebrities can throw their children “under the legal bus” to prevent embarassing stories about them being published.
