By Tony O’Riley And Victoria Mckeown-
Members of the public should not support Dr Jenseen’s crowdfunding page to help him pay his court libel for defamation of character.
That is the well thought out decision of The Eye Of Media.Com , after the embarrassing television star said he could not afford the £125,000 in libel damages he was ordered to pay after tweeting false allegations that Northern Ireland’s First Minister was having an extra-marital affair.
The court ruling has thoroughly embarrassed Dr Jessen, 44, who has said that he only has £20,000 to his name and that he can’t pay to appeal the ruling without first launching a crowd-funder.
He went further to state that his mental health is “cracking”, in response to the ruling by the High Court judge in Belfast that his tweet was “grossly defamatory”.
Former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Mrs Foster, said the tweet caused her “grave upset, distress, embarrassment and humiliation”.
Now the pathetic Dr Jessen has launched a Go Fund Me page in a bid to cover his legal fees, but faced backlash on social media for it.
He’s asking for £150,000, and has told his supporters that he’ll donate any surplus to charity.
Mr Janseen should have thought about that before we went about tweeting false information about someone-especially someone of high standing. Those who contribute to the payment of his damages might as well be endorsing his behaviour.
Mr Janseen should go through what any other person in his shoes who cannot afford the fine caused by their legal breach would go through, but not obtain money through a Go Fund Me Page.
Appeal
Ludicrously, Mr Jenseen even spoke about the idea of an appeal, except that he was expressing concern his legal bill could become extremely high. The publicly shamed television former star is showing no remorse for his actions, by failing to acknowledge his guilt.
He said that if he was to appeal the decision, it’s likely his legal fees would total around £300,000. He said: “Obviously, I deeply regret it, and if Arlene Foster says the claim in the tweet isn’t true, then I’m sorry for causing her any hurt.
“But I don’t agree with the judgment. I’d been brutally honest about my mental health in court and the circumstances that led to the tweet, and for that to be dismissed is really concerning.
“I couldn’t get together all my medical evidence of my depression. I have spent the last year living with my parents and not working due to the Covid pandemic and not having been in a fit mental state. It was just a stupid tweet.”
He went on: “I’m down to my last £20,000 and that won’t last long. I don’t have the money so if the crowd-funding doesn’t work, I may have to declare myself bankrupt.
“It’s obviously not helped my mental health in any way at all and while I’m keeping afloat at the moment I can feel it cracking.”