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| Injunction celebrity takes case to Supreme Court | Injunction celebrity takes case to Supreme Court |
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| A married celebrity who allegedly took part in a threesome has applied to the Supreme Court to try to stop his name being reported in England and Wales. | A married celebrity who allegedly took part in a threesome has applied to the Supreme Court to try to stop his name being reported in England and Wales. |
| The Supreme Court confirmed it has received an application for permission to appeal from a man known as "PJS". | The Supreme Court confirmed it has received an application for permission to appeal from a man known as "PJS". |
| On Monday, the Court of Appeal lifted an injunction banning the media in England and Wales from reporting the identity of the celebrity. | On Monday, the Court of Appeal lifted an injunction banning the media in England and Wales from reporting the identity of the celebrity. |
| But it said the celebrity still could not be named pending a possible appeal. | But it said the celebrity still could not be named pending a possible appeal. |
| Judges gave the man, who has young children, and whose spouse is also in the public eye, until 10:00 BST on Tuesday to apply to take the case to the UK Supreme Court. | |
| In that ruling, they said there must be no publication leading to disclosure of the celebrity's identity before 13:00 BST on Wednesday. | |
| Decision 'today' | |
| Supreme Court justices were considering the application for a hearing, a spokeswoman confirmed on Tuesday morning. | |
| "A decision whether to grant, or refuse, permission is expected to be made by the end of the day," she added. | |
| The Sun on Sunday wants to publish an account of PJS's alleged extra-marital activities. | |
| But he argues he has a right to privacy and has taken legal action. | |
| Monday's court judgement said the celebrity had "occasional sexual encounters" with another person - referred to in court as AB - starting in 2009. | |
| They had a text message exchange in December 2011 in which they discussed a "three-way" with AB's partner, CD. | |
| Accordingly, the three met for a three-way sexual encounter. | |
| In January, the two other parties approached the Sun On Sunday with the story. | |
| That month a High Court judge refused to impose an injunction barring publication. | |
| But the man appealed - and two appeal court judges ruled in his favour. They prevented him being identified in publications in England and Wales. | |
| Story spread | |
| Lawyers for News Group Newspapers - publishers of the Sun On Sunday - then asked Court of Appeal judges to lift the ban. | |
| They argued that stories had been published in the US, Scotland and elsewhere where the injunction does not apply. The story had also spread across the internet and on Twitter. | |
| PJS opposed that application and said the ban should stay. | |
| On Monday, the judges ruled that PJS was now unlikely to be able to get a permanent injunction | |
| Details about the allegations were now "so widespread" that confidentiality had "probably been lost", they said. | |
| The man's solicitors had been "assiduous" in monitoring the internet and removing stories in breach of the injunction but the judges said that it was now a "hopeless task". | |
| The appeal judges left the injunction in place until 13:00 BST on Wednesday to give the man time to apply to the Supreme Court. |