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