Formula One boss wins suit against tabloid

Max Mosley, president of the Formula One auto racing federation, won an invasion of privacy suit yesterday in London against a tabloid newspaper that claimed he took part in a Nazi-themed orgy. High Court judge David Eady ruled the News of the World must pay Mosley $120,000 in damages, plus legal costs of an estimated $1.7 million, for the story claiming Mosley participated in a sadomasochistic sex romp with a Third Reich theme. Mosley, 68, has acknowledged he participated in an encounter with sex workers in a basement apartment in London, but says it was private and that there were no Nazi overtones. “I hope my case will help deter newspapers in the U.K. from pursuing this type of invasive and salacious journalism,” Mosley said. News of the World editor Colin Myler said the ruling makes the British press less free. MORE... [read full story]