Overview

• Laurence Fox must pay £90,000 each to Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal, following a libel case judgment.
• The dispute originated from a Twitter exchange in 2020 over Sainsbury’s Black History Month celebration.
• Fox's defamatory comments were described by the judge as 'gross, groundless, and indefensible'.
• The judgment aims to compensate the victims for the distress and harm caused by the allegations.
• Fox plans to appeal the ruling, maintaining his disagreement with the court's decision.