Embarrassing Bodies' Dr Christian Jessen facing bankruptcy after losing libel case
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mirror.co.ukDr Christian Jessen says he's facing bankruptcy after losing a libel case to politician Arlene Foster. The Embarrassing Bodies star has been ordered to pay £125,000 in libel damages after tweeting false allegations that Northern Ireland's First Minister was having an extra-marital affair.
Dr Jessen, 44, has said that he only has £20,000 to his name and that he can't pay to appeal the ruling without first launching a crowd-funder.
He's also spoken out to say his mental health is "cracking" after a High Court judge in Belfast ruled that his tweet from 2019 was "grossly defamatory".
Former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Mrs Foster, said the tweet caused her "grave upset, distress, embarrassment and humiliation".
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