Guide Note

A British tabloid newspaper, News of the World, printed an article on March 31, 2008, titled "F1 Boss Max Mosley Has Sick Nazi Orgy with 5 Hookers". Mosley filed a lawsuit against the newspaper claiming the article was an invasion of privacy and it defamed his character.¹ On July 24, 2008, the court sided with Mosley and ordered the tabloid to pay him $120,000 in damages.²

Fast Facts

1. Article titled "F1 boss Max Mosley has sick Nazi orgy with 5 hookers"³
2. Article published on March 31, 2008
3. Orgy supposedly lasted over 5 hours³
4. Sued the News of the World
5. Court hearings began on July 7, 2008
6. Admitted to having similar sadomasochistic encounters for 45 years¹
7. Told court he likes speaking German while playing a dominant character⁴
8. Court ruled in Mosley's favor
9. Mosley awarded 60,000 pounds, equivalent to $120,000²
10. Wife: Jean Taylor
11. Son of Fascist leader Oswald Mosely¹

On March 31, 2008, a British tabloid newspaper, News of the World, printed an article titled "F1 Boss Max Mosley Has Sick Nazi Orgy with 5 Hookers". The article described a graphic video in which Max Mosley is engaged in a "Nazi-style orgy" with five prostitutes.³

"There was not even a hint of that (Nazi-theme) - certainly not in my mind and, I'm convinced, not in the minds of any of the other participants." ¹

"I fundamentally disagree with the suggestion that any of this is depraved, fundamentally disagree with the fact that it is immoral."¹

"I think it is a perfectly harmless activity provided it is between consenting adults who want to do it, are of sound mind, and it is in private."¹