Actor Laurence Fox’s bid for a jury trial in High Court ‘paedophile’ libel battle fails - Evening Standard

Actor Laurence Fox has failed in a bid to secure a jury trial for his High Court libel battle with three people he referred to on social media as “paedophiles”.

The former Lewis actor is being sued by ex-Stonewall trustee Simon Blake, Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp and drag artist Crystal after a Twitter row in October 2020. In turn, Mr Fox who fou… [+3832 chars]

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