Injunction against ITN by a well known individual?

[TheRealSmurfette]

Who is it?
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/16/well-known-individual-tries-to-secure-permanent-injunction-against-guardian-and-itn

I'm so confused about all this "identifying" chat i

Join the club.

It's just a reminder that "he" and "she" in news articles may or may not mean "male" and "female"

Don't blame me.

E2A: although if unsure, the nature of the offence is a massive clue.

I am so sick of rich and powerful perverts trying to use 'super injunctions' to keep their dodgy behaviour out of the media.

I think these should be banned by the government and that media outlets should in the meantime all refuse to abide by them and just 'publish and be damned'.

We have seen countless time with the likes of Saville, Brand, Edwards, Al Fayed and others how these men are enabled and protected, so it is really important that everything is in the media spotlight so that other potential victims feel they can speak out and these people get exposed.

After all if this 'celebrity' has done nothing wrong they should not be afraid of allegations becoming public and they can always fight them in court if they are charged. Not try to sweep them under the carpet using expensive lawyers.

Did you read the article???

I think there is confusion here, the injunction is not to stop him being named, the injunction is to stop the details of the allegations made against him being published. Which is very different,

he is not trying ri hide his identity, he is trying to hide the details of the allegations, which is clearly going to be very bad if he’s going to these lengths. It also means the details are not yet in the public arena,

peoole are focused on guessing who he is, that’s irrelevant. It’s not about who he is, it’s about the detail of what he is accused of thay he doesn’t wish being made public.

he has denied the allegations, but he doesn’t want the public to know the detail behind it and wants it permanently withheld,

Indeed.

Social media is not perfect but it is definitely a useful communication channel that fancy lawyers thankfully can't always control.

I have seen many posts on X as well naming the male celeb and discussing 'the girlfriend, the politician and the media silence' story.

@Wildgoat - Oh, I see now, thanks for clearing that up.

But again so what, the injunction is not about who he is, it’s about the detail behind the allegations,

It's likely - and we are free to speculate - that these allegations are more than someone saying "I think so and so is a bit dodgy". Much more likely they got as far as being officially investigated before being dropped for some reason or another.

There have been similar cases in the past where news of the allegations has prompted other people who may not have been aware of the situation to come forwards.

But obviously every case is unique.

If that’s the case, why are reports about the request for an injunction not naming the person, but just saying "a celebrity"?

Because the high court already granted anonymity as well as for three journalists as one of the journalists is saying she is a victim, and by naming him it risks her anonymity it is to protect basic human rights,

the two other journalists ie not the ones who are victims but also given anonymity have agreed to be named but the judge has decided all of their names should be kept private until fhe trial to decide fhe injunction at the end of Oct.

who he is is not the focus of this, the allegations are of sexual offensives and serious misconduct, that is what he is trying to stop being published, the detail of that, that’s what fhe injunction is for,

I should also add the anonymity is only temporary and till the trial concludes, the judge has decided all 4 names should be held private until he has ruled on the injunction.

He was pictured a few days ago. Apparently looking grey. I don't know what he is accused of.

Well the “accused” needs to book themselves in to a mental health facility if they are in danger of harming themselves. What an absolutely ludicrous form of defense that should not be allowed to stand.

I think it would be reasonable to look at Twitter - X (sorry not sorry). There “may” be answers there. 😉

I’ve literally been saying for years it’s only a matter of time until this celeb has a sex abuse scandal. He gives me the absolute creeps

I am sorry but I am lost at the girlfriend and politician

Ok, I think I understand the girlfriend/politician but not sure how it links - unless it is just further evidence of general cover up

These injunction only stop it for so long. The story will always come out in the end

AI models have training cut off dates, unless you expressly asked it to search the net, it may not have done. But it looks like yours did based on what Claude had to say.

I asked Claude and it said it wasn't going to go digging for a private persons medical history. I explained it was a person in the public eye and that it can search the net. And yep, no documented inpatient care 2003.

No it’s a permanent injunction,

No one does, it is misconduct and a sexual offence, the injunction is to stop the details of the allegations being made public, his lawyers are saying he will kill himself if it is published and has already tried twice this year,

Who in the Del are you talking about?! I don’t actually think that is the individual in question, he would drag to many other creeps down with him and is still in the public eye. Think it is someone else in (little) Britain. Allegedly of course

In the UK. It will be published in other countries and then on the Internet.

He was very good friends with Ronnie Barker's son Adam who served 12 months for making images of child abuse.

Remained friends with him too after he was estranged from his father.

I’d also add if it is rhe person people are guessing he is bipolar and suffered on and off throughout his life with severe depression, and with his disorder he has episodes of extreme self loathing and anxiety, as well as insomnia, he first attempted suicide as a teenager,

he had been very open about it but he does have a very signficant mental health issue, it is not something that’s just suddenly cropped up due to the allegations.

this doesn’t mean it should be used as a defense, just simply factually this is the case,