Tattle Life: A £300k payout in libel damages for gossip website
A County Antrim couple have been awarded £300,000 in libel damages after they sued controversial gossip website, Tattle Life.
Entrepreneurs Neil and Donna Sands secured the pay-out in a defamation and harassment lawsuit over abusive comments posted on the website.
The defendant companies and operator of the site, Sebastian Bond, can now be revealed after reporting restrictions were lifted at Belfast's High Court on Friday 13th June.
The website which hosts threads commenting on influencers, celebrities and general members of the public has attracted up to 12 million visitors a month.
The judge said the site had been set up to deliberately inflict hurt and harm on others by allowing the anonymous trashing of people's reputations.
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey talk to journalist Aoife Moore, and hear from Kim Constable, Caroline McKenna and Cathy Martin – who have all been featured on the site.
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