Dan Wootton tricked male colleague into sending intimate pictures, court told

Dan Wootton Hit With £7,500 Costs Over Failed Court Bid to Name ‘Catfishing Victim’

The former GB News host failed to overturn a High Court order protecting the anonymity of a man he allegedly catfished into sharing sexual material online

Dan Wootton tricked male colleague into sending intimate pictures, court told

A former male colleague of ex-GB News presenter Dan Wootton said he was catfished by him and tricked into sending explicit sexual content, the High Court has heard. On Tuesday (8 April) the court heard that in 2010 Wootton allegedly pretended to be a woman by using the name ‘Maria Joseph’ and exchanged flirty and sexual messages with the claimant who brought the case – who cannot be named for legal reasons. The claimant’s barrister Justin Levins…

Gay news presenter tricked male colleague into sending intimate pictures

A former male colleague of ex-GB News presenter Dan Wootton said he was catfished by him and tricked into sending explicit sexual content, the High Court has heard. On Tuesday (8 April) the court heard that in 2010 Wootton allegedly pretended to be a woman by using the name 'Maria Joseph' and exc...

Cele|bitchy | Dan Wootton is being sued in civil court for catfishing & infliction of harm

In the summer of 2023, the knives were finally out for Dan Wootton. Wootton was, at the time, working as an unhinged columnist for the Daily Mail and working as some kind of anchor/host of a GB News show. Byline ran a series of investigative reports on Wootton’s activities back when he worked for The Sun. Basically, he spent the better part of a decade harassing, blackmailing and abusing coworkers, acquaintances and at least one boyfriend. One o…