Overview
- An Irish judge granted McGregor permission to serve Sky News in the UK, clearing the way for a defamation case to proceed.
- The claim centers on a Nov. 22, 2024 courthouse scrum where a Sky News reporter is alleged to have called McGregor “a rapist.”
- McGregor’s lawyers moved just before a one-year statute of limitations expired for bringing a defamation action.
- The defamation case follows a 2024 civil verdict finding McGregor liable for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand, with £206,000 in damages plus legal fees and no criminal charges filed.
- McGregor’s initial appeal was rejected by the Court of Appeal, and he is awaiting a decision on whether the Irish Supreme Court will hear a further appeal.