May 23, 2011 at 5:17 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13503847
The person in question has been named in parliament and is now named in a BBC web page report so hopefully it can be discussed here now?
It seems obvious that the law is out of date in terms of the WWW and how fast news/gossip/lies can travel.
Personally I don’t care who anybody is alleged to have jumped into bed with, but the attempt to gag the press is surely a concern? I don’t consider it news in terms of the alleged affair, but the legal issues are of interest.
what does anybody think ?
By: Dr Strangelove - 7th June 2011 at 17:12
Super Injunctions! Just don’t….
By: Sky High - 7th June 2011 at 15:02
I think there is a worse problem, whereby someone famous or well known is suspected of a crime or misdemeanour, which is legitimately reported but subsequently the charges are dropped or worse found innocent but the “public” can’t accept the judgement and wholly irrationally regards the individual as “lucky to have got off”. Or whatever the context is.
It is as though a swathe of the public feel cheated of their salacious yearning for scandal.
By: glojo - 7th June 2011 at 14:39
A lot of wise words being spoken but please let’s all take a breath and think about consequences..
Like most folks here I could not give a flying fig about who sleeps with who, when or where but….
If the newspapers print these allegations then what about the consequences and lets not just keep it to a sexual content.. What about when our newspapers decide someone is guilty of a heinous crime and plasters their face all over the front pages? Is that right? Fine if the person is guilty but by crikey think about the effects if they are 100% innocent.
Joe Bloggs is a paedophile, Joe Bloggs is a paedophile but is he really and think about how the public will react if this person is known to them?
If Joe Bloggs is innocent and he hears the story is about to be published then is it so wrong for him to take out an injunction until such time as the matter can be sortedresolved?
Yes I agree it is wrong for the rich to abuse the system but I personally believe that is a separate argument??
Who was the football player? :diablo::diablo:
By: tornado64 - 5th June 2011 at 11:36
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But looks over rides all, rich mingers or poor stunners? Latter will win..
utter twaddle look up anna nicole smith and howard j marshall !!!
By: PeeDee - 30th May 2011 at 21:29
Power and money are a big attraction to men too surly? , it’s not just women. :p
Yes, to an extent. It is on the increase, the more women get very top jobs then the more we mere men will be forced, FORCED I tell ya, to sleep with them for a career move.
But looks over rides all, rich mingers or poor stunners? Latter will win.
What was the name of that labour politician….tiny, ginger, boring, bearded (Ginger), no senso of humour at all and his face looked like a collection of pox. He got a beautiful lass in the office. That is only power, he had nothing else whatsoever going for him.
A women with such attributes could only possibly get a man that had had nine pints and it was 1:55am with nothing else left.
By: VeeOne - 30th May 2011 at 17:04
when will chaps stop deluding themselves looks have nothing to do with dating
most women would date quasimodo if he was loaded !!
Power and money are a big attraction to men too surly? , it’s not just women. :p
By: tornado64 - 30th May 2011 at 10:04
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I’m with Jemima. She can’t possibly have that little taste in men.
Moggy
when will chaps stop deluding themselves looks have nothing to do with dating
most women would date quasimodo if he was loaded !!
By: tornado64 - 30th May 2011 at 10:01
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It was a shame to see the English champs ripped apart like that. I was hoping for a fellow Manchester win, .
i’m a true blue !! rooting for barcelona !!:D
By: tornado64 - 30th May 2011 at 09:59
well it worked out well for mrs giggs !! a friend works at the salon where she has her hair done !
she went in the other day minus a wedding ring and plus sheds loads of shopping !!:D
By: PeeDee - 30th May 2011 at 01:50
Seems to have worked for him as hes been playing out of his skin of late:diablo:
Well, last night he left his skin elsewhere.
It was a shame to see the English champs ripped apart like that. I was hoping for a fellow Manchester win, and the first 13 minutes looked great.
Then, along came fate with a piece of lead piping and whacked it on the head. I am so NOT looking forward to meeting the likes of Barca next year.
By: Moggy C - 24th May 2011 at 09:55
I was amused at the comments on The News Quiz about Jemima Khan being very quick to deny the existence of naughty pictures of her and Clarkson, whilst Clarkson didn’t seem in that much of a hurry to correct the rumour.
I’m with Jemima. She can’t possibly have that little taste in men.
As for Celebs? How does being on a tawdry ‘reality’ show make you a ‘star’?
Nobody ever got poor by underestimating the intelligence of the general public
(Or something like that. A quote I half-remember from business School)
Moggy
By: kev35 - 24th May 2011 at 09:31
Perhaps more importantly for anyone in that position, were they thinking of protecting their family at all? Or just thinking about the damage to their own personal reputation and money making potential?
Regards,
kev35
By: laviticus - 24th May 2011 at 09:31
Seems to have worked for him as hes been playing out of his skin of late:diablo:
By: Mr Creosote - 24th May 2011 at 09:28
I don’t particularly care who does what and with whom, but nor do I care for the hypocrisy of some of these “slebs” bleating about protecting their families when it’s their actions that brought about the situation in the first place. Pity the footballer in this case didn’t stop to think about his family when he was getting down and dirty with Imogen whatever-her-name is.
By: kev35 - 24th May 2011 at 09:23
One can’t help wondering whether there is an ‘alternative’ Premier League table….
Regards,
kev35
By: BSG-75 - 24th May 2011 at 08:56
There’s a lot more to so-called “superinjunctions” than errant spouses trying to cover their tracks.
For example, why not do a little research into how the multinational company Trafigura made use of them?
I just did.
Incredible……..
At least there is a chance that these frivolous “celeb” cases can bring an end to the practice perhaps?
By: Sky High - 23rd May 2011 at 19:44
I suspect that this forum does not, in general, reflect either the obsession the media has for these stories or the interest of the tabloid readership in salacious gossip.
By: Lincoln 7 - 23rd May 2011 at 19:25
I will most heartily second that Tangmere 1940 😉
Lincoln .7
By: Arabella-Cox - 23rd May 2011 at 19:13
Does anybody actually care who this footballer is, anyway?
Quite apart from the bigger issue of privacy laws, the obsession with sleazy tabloid stories about low-life nobodies or has-beens and Z-List “celebs” is nauseating in the extreme.
The sooner Jordan, Peter Andre, Imogen wotserface or whoever crawl away to the hole they came from and get forgotten the better.
Why on earth are these individuals considered in the least bit newsworthy?
By: Lincoln 7 - 23rd May 2011 at 19:01
G.A. I have read the report you suggested.
Why didn’t it come as no surprise to see Barclays had got in on the act?. :rolleyes:
Lincoln .7