So, a judge has lifted the gagging order stopping the press talking about Terry and his affair, and out turns out he was shagging Bridge's partner - bastard!
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Superinjunction over John Terry affair with Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend is scrapped
John Terry, the England captain, is braced for damaging allegations about his private life after a High Court judge overturned a controversial superinjunction sought by the footballer.
Lawyers for Terry had successfully applied for a High Court injunction last Friday having learnt that a Sunday newspaper planned to write about an alleged relationship the Chelsea captain had been in with a former girlfriend of his ex-teammate Wayne Bridge.
The so-called superinjunction, which prevents even the existence of a court order from being known, has previously been used by the oil trading company Trafigura to stop newspapers reporting a parliamentary question about its involvement in the dumping of toxic materials in the Ivory Coast.
At the High Court today Mr Justice Tugendhat ruled that the injunction was not proportionate to the damage that would be caused to the private lives of the footballer and other parties if the revelations were published.
He said that the allegation had been widely circulated in the sporting world adding that he thought the “real concern” of the applicant was the effect publication would have on his sponsorship deals.
The judge added that the media had the freedom to criticise, within the law, the conduct of other members of society.
Mr Justice Tugendhat added that the other person in the alleged relationship was also a “famous person” but not in the world of sport.
The allegations are set to raise fresh questions about Terry’s suitability to captain England at the forthcoming World Cup finals.
The defender has appeared alongside Bridge, who joined Manchester City last year, in recent England squads and both were likely to go to the tournament in South Africa.
Last month Terry was given a reminder of his responsibilities as captain from a senior member of England’s coaching team. It followed allegations, denied by the player, that he was paid £10,000 for offering a secret tour of Chelsea’s training ground.
In recent months he has endured a spate of humiliating headlines about his family members. His father Ted was filmed allegedly arranging to pass a Class A drug to an undercover reporter, while his mother, Sue, and Sue Poole, his mother-in-law, were cautioned for shoplifting after being caught with £800 worth of clothes and groceries from Tesco and Marks & Spencer.
The use of the superinjunction by the player’s legal firm Schillings will also reignite the debate about the extents of media freedom and organisation’s abilities to report on the private lives of public figures.
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Dirty Dirty Terry