Take That's Howard Donald Loses Legal Fight

The Court of Appeal has lifted a super-injunction preventing the naming of Take That's Howard Donald in connection with a legal fight with a former girlfriend. But the Take That band member has won an order restraining publication of confidential information by a former girlfriend.

Mr Donald was granted the injunction by Mr Justice Eady in April after receiving a text message from musician Adakini Ntuli. The message said: "Why shud I continue 2 suffer financially 4 the sake of loyalty when selling my story will sort my life out?"

The super-injunction prevented not only the media reporting details of a relationship the Take That singer had, it also stopped the media reporting a legal fight was going on which involved him.

Before solicitors became involved, Ms Ntuli, a single mother of two children of whom Mr Donald is not the father, had hired publicist Max Clifford and was talking to the News Of The World.

She wanted to sell her story.

However, while part of the super-injunction has been lifted, the part preventing her from selling her story is still in place.

A spokesman for the Take That star said later: "Howard Donald successfully obtained an injunction earlier this year against a former girlfriend who threatened to sell a story about the intimate details of their relationship to the press. He did this to protect his children from this kind of story and because he believes that what took place in private should remain private and not be exploited for financial gain. His former girlfriend appealed this decision. Howard is pleased therefore that this morning the Court of Appeal has upheld the injunction he won."

Fuente: Sky News