Cases

Richardson v Schwarzenegger & Others

Facts

An application was made on behalf of the Second Defendant to set aside an order granting permission for service out of the jurisdiction. The Claimant alleged that she had been sexually assaulted by Mr Schwarzenegger in December 2000 whilst interviewing him about his new film 'The Sixth Day'. The Second Defendant was retained as Mr. Schwarzenegger's political publicist and was alleged to be his principal spokesperson. He responded to the Claimant's allegations on behalf of Mr Schwarzenegger in an interview with the LA Times in 2003 stating that '[AS] had not engaged in improper conduct towards women.' The relevant edition of the LA Times was published on the Internet and so was published in the UK. The Claimant issued proceedings for libel alleging that the Second Defendant had claimed that she had dishonestly fabricated her allegation of sexual assault.

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