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'Embarrassing Bodies' star Christian Jessen facing bankruptcy due to 'a stupid tweet'
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msn.comCelebrity doctor Christian Jessen, known for hosting Channel 4's programme "Embarrassing Bodies," has admitted that he is facing bankruptcy due to a "stupid tweet" he posted about Northern Ireland's former First Minister Arlene Foster in December 2019.
In a hearing at Belfast High Court last week, a judge ordered the TV doctor to pay Foster £125,000 (€175k) in libel damages for tweeting an unfounded accusation that she was having an affair with a close protection officer behind the back of her cop husband Brian.
Foster said the tweet, which the court judges as "grossly defamatory," caused her "grave upset, distress, embarrassment, and humiliation" and "trashed" her 25-year-marriage.
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