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‘Winning my libel case against Laurence Fox was victory for the entire queer community’

After 3.5 years, in April drag artist Crystal was awarded £90k after Fox defamed them on social media. Emma Henderson hears what the triumph means

The Independent UK

The Independent Pride List 2024: the LGBT+ people making change happen

The Independent’s Pride List is back again, celebrating the LGBT+ community’s biggest change-makers over the past 12 months

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox reported by Big Brother star to police over ‘upskirting’ picture

Reclaim politician criticised over ‘disgusting’ post featuring paparazzi photograph of TV personality Narinder Kaur

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Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 damages to 'paedophile' libel victims

Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay out £180,000 in libel damages to a drag artist and a charity boss after he referred to them as paedophiles on social media.

Evening Standard

Laurence Fox loses libel battle with Twitter users he called paedophiles

Reclaim party founder defamed two men on site now known as X after they called him a racist, judge rules

The Guardian - UK

Laurence Fox accused of ‘insulting intelligence’ of libel trial attendees

Actor called critics ‘paedophiles’ after they labelled him ‘racist’ following his call for boycott of Sainsbury’s over Black History Month stance

The Guardian - UK

Laurence Fox ‘paedophile’ comment did not cause reputational harm, court hears

The actor is being sued for libel by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal

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Laurence Fox ‘outed himself as a racist’, Nicola Thorp tells High Court

The broadcaster was giving evidence on the sixth day of a libel trial in London.

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox apologises in court for calling people ‘paedophiles’ in online row

The actor was giving evidence in a High Court libel trial

Evening Standard

Laurence Fox apologises for calling people ‘paedophiles’ in online row

Actor apologises in court during libel trial

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox says racism tweets were ‘organised pile on’ that ended career

The actor continued to give evidence at the High Court in London on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Laurence Fox says racism tweets were ‘organised pile on designed to destroy my career’

Actor continues to give evidence at the High Court

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox says racism tweets were ‘organised pile on’ that ended career CLONING

The actor continued to give evidence at the High Court in London on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Racism allegations destroyed my life, Laurence Fox tells libel trial

Actor and Reclaim party founder says he was ‘horrified’ when he saw he had been called a racist online

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The Independent UK

Laurence Fox claims he was up for Batman and Succession roles before being accused of racist Tweets

The actor gave evidence at the High Court in London on Monday

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox’s life ‘destroyed’ by racism allegations, actor tells High Court

The actor gave evidence at the High Court in London on Monday.

Evening Standard

Laurence Fox tells libel trial Billie Piper 'didn't want their children in his home'

Laurence Fox says ex-wife Ms Piper didn't feel their children would be safe at his home after a string of incidents

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox tried to ‘whip up mob of bigots’, Drag Race star tells High Court

The actor and politician is being sued by two men he referred to as ‘paedophiles’ on social media.

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The Independent UK

Laurence Fox faced ‘decline’ in acting roles after racism row, High Court told

The actor and politician is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal at the High Court in London.

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox is ‘intelligent racist’, High Court libel trial told

The actor-turned-politician is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal at the High Court in London.

Evening Standard

Laurence Fox called 'intelligent racist' as High Court libel trial begins

The actor-turned-activist and politician is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a 2020 row on Twitter

Evening Standard

Laurence Fox libel trial to begin with Stonewall trustee and drag artist he referred to as paedophiles

The actor-turned-politician is being sued by a drag artist and a former Stonewall trustee

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox libel trial to begin with people he referred to as paedophiles

The actor-turned-politician is being sued by a drag artist and a former Stonewall trustee.

The Independent UK

Actor Laurence Fox scores victory in latest pre-trial stage of libel fight

Fox has been sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake, ex-Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp and drag artist Crystal, aka Colin Seymour.

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The Sixth Commandment: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews, first looks and all about the true-crime drama

The Sixth Commandment on BBC1 stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid and Normal People’s Éanna Hardwicke.

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