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Married Celebrity Couple In Threesome Scandal Named On Social Media

The identity of a married celebrity couple currently embroiled in a extramarital threesome scandal has been blocked from being reported in the UK after a High Court judge granted an injunction barring British media outlets from naming the famous pair. The outdated and draconian privacy law have forced British readers to take to social media to find out couples identity, whilst the UK press have had to remain silent – much to their frustration. The well-known couple were first named in the U.S. as Sir Elton John and husband David Furnish. It was reported in the National Enquirer that David Furnish cheated on Elton with another non-celebrity couple. Furnish took out the High Court injunction to keep his extramarital “threesome” a secret to the British public when the other couple decided to go public with their story. Dailymail.co.uk reports: Earlier this year, however, the couple approached a newspaper offering to tell their story. A High Court judge initially turned down an application for a privacy injunction from the celebrity because his infidelity contradicted his public portrayal of married commitment. He went to the Appeal Court where judges said he was in the entertainment business and married to ‘a well-known individual in the same business’. In the public ruling, Lord Justice Rupert Jackson said the couple had an open relationship [...]