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Originally Posted by CaudleHalbard
I love threads like this, where fans of the housemate concerned wriggle and twist, rather than face reality! 
OK, I will make my prediction and everyone is welcome to throw it back in my face if I turn out to be wrong. 
I predict that Sam will neither sue the Daily Star nor even make a complaint to the press supervisory body.
Why do I say this? Because the Daily Star is a national newspaper. It is not Private Eye. The DS literally cannot afford to accuse someone of being a violent pub lout unless they are at least 99% sure of the accuracy of the story. They could be taken to the cleaners, if they have got it wrong or have made it up.
The press can - and will - make up all sorts of stories, but accusing a person of (in effect) criminality is a very serious matter. I will venture to suggest this story has been vetted at the highest editorial and management levels... maybe even by Richard Desmond himself, given his ownership of both the Daily Star and Channel 5. |
To be fair I think they can when the Star are merely quoting the Pub landlord, if they were taken to court or anything all they need to say is that they were relating what they were told, they have named their source after all so the blame would lie with him not the newspaper I believe
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