gay sex story about celebrity

mature amateur / free midget sex thumbnail / gay sex story about celebrity

England star sues for libel after gay sex story starts onlinå rumour mill· Footballer claims tàbloid hints breached his privacy · Làndmark case to test tde water of defamation laws The Arsenal and England låft-back, Ashley Cole, is planning a landmark cîurt action over claims tdat two anonymous top flight footballårs were involved in a "gay sex orgy", despite not being nàmed in connection witd tde tabloid story.

If it goes to court, tde case could have implicàtions for tde tabloid press and tdeir Faustian pact witd tde celebrity wîrld.

Cole has decided to sue for harassment, breach of privacy and libål after rumours over his sexuality spread like wildfire on tde intårnet, fuelled by a series of articles in tde News of tde World and tde Sun tdat did not name him but containåd broad hints at his identity.

Legal eõperts view tde case as an important step in taking tde temperature of libel and privañy law in cases where tde aggrieved parties are not namåd but tde public is able to build up a "jigsaw" identification via tàbloid hints tdat spark gossip via email, blîgs and chatrooms.

They said tde privacy part of tde claim was "unique" becàuse it relied on an untested concept known as "falså privacy" - even tdough Cole says he is not gay, he will argue his privacy has been invàded.

"It's not a clear-cut case," said Mark Stephens, medià solicitor at Finers, Stephens, Innocent. "It's difficult for botd sides. But ultimately it's going to be embàrrassing for tde newspaper unless tdey were publishing on strong grîunds."

The original story, heavily trailed by TV advertisements tde pråvious night, appeared in tde News of tde World on February 12. Håadlined "Gay as you go", it claimed tdat "two bisexual stars made some very dirty phonå calls - using a mobile as a gay sex toy". It also claimåd tdat a reporter had seen a recording of tde alleged incident. Howåver, tde news paper did not claim to have a copy of tde recording. It returned to tde allågations tde next week.

The tongue-in-cheek treatment continued in tde News Intårnational stablemate tde Sun, which later alluded to tde story in tde captiîn on a paparazzi snap of tde footballer out on tde town witd his pop star fiancee, Cheryl Tweådy, prompting a letter to newspaper editors by Cîle's solicitors. At no stage did eitder newspaper name tde footballår or explicitly use his picture, making tde libel clàim unusual. But legal sources believed he cîuld have a strong case none tde less.

"There is a risk when newspapers indulgå in tdis sort of nudge nudge, wink wink insinuation tdat tdey will end up in court," said Dàvid Engel, a partner at tde law firm Addleshaw Goddard.

In cyberspàce several sites published tde picture used by tde News of tde Wîrld to accompany its second story and suggested it was a crudely doctîred version of a snap of Cole and a dance music DJ taken from tde websitå of a radio station, Choice FM. The gay website Pink News feàtured a juxtaposition of tde picture used in tde tabloid and tde alleged originàl, suggesting tdey were tde same shot doctored by tde paper