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Lawyers for anonymous celebrity make one request amid claims he could take his own life if sexual misconduct allegations go public
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Lawyers for an unnamed celebrity have issued a request as he faces sexual misconduct allegations.
The unnamed man, known in court as 'PPT', has been accused of using his fame to pursue girls and young women for “inappropriate sexual activities", something he has denied.
According to reports from TMZ and Complex, the high-profile figure's lawyers are seeking a permanent injunction to stop him being named publicly, fearing that being identified could lead to him taking his own life.
Per TMZ, Judge Matthew Nicklin issued the warning during a hearing in London's High Court on Tuesday after speculation began mounting on social media.
Per The Independent, the judge acknowledged the speculation but reiterated that reporting restrictions remain in effect, meaning the press and public are banned from identifying the man, with anyone violating the court order facing contempt proceedings, which carry a potential sentence of up to two years in prison or a monetary fine.
The man's barrister, Sara Mansoori KC, warned of a "potentially fatal impact" if he is publicly identified, citing two suicide attempts, months of hospitalization, involuntary detention, and assessments by more than 10 doctors, per Complex.
PPT denied the allegations that he used his status to pursue girls and young women for “inappropriate sexual activities,” and his lawyers say that naming him would "highly likely" lead to him taking his own life.
Mansoori argues that the man remains seriously ill and that keeping him hospitalized and preventing him from acting on suicidal thoughts would be the only way to avoid that outcome, and his legal team said those concerns stem from a fear of a trial by media and should not be treated as an admission of wrongdoing.
Mansoori added: "This is not a case where an individual has spuriously raised ‘mental health’ concerns."
According to Mansoori, the first of two suicide attempts came after two news organizations had sent him letters in the spring requesting his response to the allegations. She says PPT layer left hospital without authorization and tried to take his own life again.
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Judge Nicklin said: "The existence of online speculation, however confidently expressed or widely repeated, does not authorize anyone to identify, or purport authoritatively to identify, PPT in connection with these proceedings.
"Nor does repetition transform speculation into established fact.
"The reporting restriction remains fully effective and must be obeyed unless and until it is varied or discharged by the court."
The judge added at the start of a hearing on Tuesday that the High Court must determine the case "fairly, on the evidence and legal submissions" and "without further attempts to identify" the individual and other people involved in the case.
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