Ben Stokes to take The Sun to court over story about family's past
Ben Stokes has filed proceedings against The Sun for invasion of privacy after the newspaper published a front-page story about his family
Published : Oct 11, 2019 17:15 IST
Ben Stokes and his mother have reportedly launched legal action against The Sun after the UK newspaper published a front-page story with sensitive information about the all-rounder’s family.
The Sun had last month published a story which described in detail events of more than 30 years ago involving the deaths of members of Stokes’ New Zealand-based family.
Over a month after the incident, Stokes and his mother Deborah have filed proceedings against
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Stokes, who starred in England’s maiden World Cup win, had posted a statement on Twitter criticising The Sun . He called the paper “utterly disgusting” for publishing a story that touched on “deeply personal and traumatic events“.
Stokes, 28, was born in New Zealand but moved to England as a boy.
However, The Sun defended its approach, saying the story had received extensive media coverage in New Zealand at that time.
“ The Sun has the utmost sympathy for Ben Stokes and his mother but it is only right to point out the story was told with the co-operation of a family member who supplied details, provided photographs and posed for pictures,” a spokeswoman for the newspaper said.
“The tragedy is also a matter of public record and was the subject of extensive front-page publicity in New Zealand at that time,” she added.