Abuse claims against Topshop boss Philip Green detailed by British newspaper after legal battle
- Green obtained an injunction to stop the Daily Telegraph publishing the allegations, but dropped his legal action on Friday
A British newspaper has published details of allegations of sexual and racial misconduct by retail tycoon Philip Green, after the Topshop owner dropped a legal bid to stop the claims being reported.
The Daily Telegraph on Saturday described allegations by five former employees, including that he groped a female executive, held another in a headlock and mocked a male staff member’s dreadlocks.
The employees received substantial payments to settle claims against Green on condition they signed non-disclosure agreements.
Green’s lawyers deny that his conduct “amounted to any type of crime, or anything that would amount to gross misconduct, or a serious risk to health and safety”.
Green obtained an injunction to stop the newspaper publishing the allegations, but dropped his legal action on Friday because his name has already become public.
A judge at London’s High Court declined a request by the Telegraph to impose conditions preventing Green from suing the newspaper or the former employees in the future.