00:00A British judge just ruled against a mystery celebrity accused of sexual misconduct.
00:05The Telegraph reports that Mr. Justice Nicklin handed down a decision dismissing the claim,
00:10but an interim injunction keeps the celebrity's anonymity while he decides whether to appeal.
00:15The court was told the mystery celebrity is not well enough to make that decision on whether
00:20or not to appeal.
00:21This follows a month of legal proceedings as the celebrity fought to conceal his identity.
00:26The case went to London's High Court after an anonymous, well-known UK celebrity, revealed
00:31to be a man, had his legal team warned the court of dire consequences if his identity
00:36was unsealed, along with the allegations against him.
00:40The celebrity was seeking an injunction to block articles from being published, revealing allegations
00:44of him having inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities with a large number of girls
00:49and young women.
00:50The lawyer said the celebrity attempted suicide twice after being asked by The Guardian and
00:55ITN to comment on the allegations, adding that the mystery client was hospitalized for months.
01:01The anonymous celebrity was released from the hospital after the first attempt on their
01:05life, and allegedly, soon after, tried again.
01:08The BBC reported lawyers said the anonymous celebrity male would be highly likely to attempt
01:13suicide again if the allegations were made public.
01:16His legal team claimed a future attempt would be a result of concern about trial by media rather
01:21than any wrongdoing.
01:22They went on to argue that the only reason why the published articles wouldn't be fatal
01:26is if the man was locked up and prevented from his desire to end his life.
01:30The anonymous celebrity denies the accusations of sexual misconduct against him, which includes
01:35that he used his power as a celebrity to forge relationships with young women and teenagers,
01:40to try to have sex with them.
01:41The lawyer also said the anonymous celebrity has no intention of returning to public life.
01:46However, multiple UK news organizations, including The Guardian and ITN, argued in court they
01:51have the right to publish articles about the misconduct claims with the man's identity.
01:56But ITN and The Guardian also argued there was no legitimate basis to restrain the publication
02:01of public interest journalism and that the celebrity's suicide risk could be lowered with
02:06proper mental health treatment.
02:07Per the BBC, a medical report for the celebrity said treatment could improve their mental state,
02:12but not completely mitigate the risk of an attempt on their life.
02:15A lawyer representing ITN and Guardian News said journalists have completed wide-ranging
02:20investigations, interviewing 100 people.
02:23The attorney representing the two news organizations said many of the women who have come forward
02:28have been traumatized by the alleged conduct by the anonymous celebrity and have suffered
02:32mental health crises and mental illness as a result.
02:35Stay with Page Six for the latest on this developing story overseas.
