Katie Hopkins applies for insolvency after libel case

Comhrá

Karma? Many will say her misfortune is fully deserved and completely of her own making. Hard to feel any sympathy for her.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/katie-hopkins-applies-for-insolvency-after-libel-case-1.3631807

Katie Hopkins applies for insolvency after libel case
‘It’s sad. Two tweets cost her her house and job,’ says libelled food writer Jack Monroe
about 3 hours ago


Controversial commentator Katie Hopkins, who once said poor people in debt have no one to blame but themselves, has applied for an insolvency agreement in a bid to avoid bankruptcy following a costly libel case involving the food writer Jack Monroe.

Last year, the rightwing broadcaster was ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages and legal costs after she sent tweets in 2015 which falsely implied Monroe backed the defacement of war memorials by protestors.

Monroe originally asked for Hopkins to apologise and donate £5,000 to a migrants’ charity or she would sue. But Hopkins – who had confused Monroe with the columnist Laurie Penny – refused to back down, resulting in a costly court case, with the commentator forced to pay £24,000 in damages and a substantially larger sum in legal costs.

Meanwhile, her mainstream media career collapsed. She parted ways with Mail Online, for whom she had written a regular column, in late 2017, only a few months after losing her LBC radio show when she called for a “final solution” in response to the Manchester Arena terrorist attack. She now works for the far-right Canadian outlet Rebel Media.

Hopkins, who has already had to sell her Devon home, applied for an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) in May, a filing on the Individual Insolvency Register shows. Monroe told the Guardian that the agreement, which will allow Hopkins to avoid bankruptcy and manage the long-term repayment of her debts, was recently formally agreed following discussion with creditors.

Hopkins, whose tweets suggested she is on a trip to Poland, did not immediately return a request for comment.

“It’s really quite sad – two tweets cost her her house, job, and now her credit rating,” said Monroe, reflecting on the case, which has taken more than three years in total.

“I’m supposed to be jubilant and celebratory but I feel quite mixed up. Having been close to the edge of bankruptcy myself, it’s a hideous situation to be in, but it was completely avoidable. Things are in place in that agreement to make sure her children are looked after. I’m a mother myself and I read it line by line to make sure that her children didn’t suffer as a result of what she’s done.”

Hopkins shot to fame as a contestant on The Apprentice in 2007, later billing herself as “Britain’s most controversial columnist” and appearing on the US TV network Fox News, during which time then-presidential candidate Donald Trump called her a “respected columnist” for her writing on “the UK’s Muslim problems”.

Earlier this year, she successfully won a complaint against the Daily Mirror after its website gave the impression that she was prevented from leaving South Africa for taking ketamine. She said the claim could be damaging to her reputation as, in reality, her passport had been briefly confiscated over allegations she had been spreading racial hatred, rather than for using medically-prescribed drugs.

After Monroe revealed the existence of the IVA, social media users drew attention to a tweet Hopkins published in 2014 suggesting that people in debt typically blamed others for their predicament.

Monroe warned that Hopkins could be turned into a martyr and pushed further to the extremes by the verdict. “She could have had a glittering career ahead of her,” she said. “I hope this is an opportunity to regroup and reconsider how best to provide for her family without ending up in court or being pushed further to the margins. I don’t know if it’s a fire that’s burning out or a fire that we’re pouring petrol on.”

“My offer of a cup of tea still stands if she wants to talk about it. I don’t believe that anyone’s so far beyond redemption. Lots of people are celebrating but I’m not. I have to talk about it because if I don’t people will speculate on what I think. It’s a sad, lonely sort of anticlimax. It’s really crap and I feel really bad it’s all ended up like this. I thought she’d just say sorry.” - Guardian

Midnight_EG

Good for the cunt

Deebles McBeebles

I sure hope people don't start thrashing her after this misfortune of hers.


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

endacl

“‘It’s sad. Two tweets cost her her house and job,’ says libelled food writer Jack Monroe
about 3 hours ago”

All the other repulsive tweets, posts and articles paid for them though.

Live by the sword, etc.

WinnyThePoo

'But Hopkins – who had confused Monroe with the columnist Laurie Penny – refused to back down, resulting in a costly court case, with the commentator forced to pay £24,000 in damages and a substantially larger sum in legal '

What a twit.

Kenjataimu

https://mobile.twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/445713197870628864

endacl

Kenjataimu wrote: »

https://mobile.twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/445713197870628864

Trasna1

endacl wrote: »

“‘It’s sad. Two tweets cost her her house and job,’ says libelled food writer Jack Monroe
about 3 hours ago”

All the other repulsive tweets, posts and articles paid for them though.

Live by the sword, etc.

Hubris is often peoples downfall.

Case-in-point

Deebles McBeebles

"The only thing people in debt have in common, other than bad money management, is an ability to blame anyone but themselves"
KH

Roger Hassenforder

At what stage do you realise you've made a mistake, suck it up and apologise?

Mistaking the person & still not apologising?
Muppet.

maccored

ancapailldorcha

Delighted. Couldn't have happened to a better person.

98q76e12hrflnk

maccored wrote: »

Is she blaming anyone else though?

El Weirdo

I can't believe she's only 43. A year older than me.

Being a poisonous old cunt must be murder on the aul looks.

Deebles McBeebles

Decker Fit Fax wrote: »

Is she blaming anyone else though?

If she doesn't she's proving herself wrong.

Win-win really.

ohnonotgmail

I read that yesterday and it gave me a good old chuckle. So some good came out of it.

.......

El Weirdo wrote: »

I can't believe she's only 43. A year older than me.

Being a poisonous old cunt must be murder on the aul looks.

She had some kind of brain surgery a few years ago.

I was convinced theyd discover that she had some sort of damage to her frontal lobe which was causing her to have no filter and spout the awful stuff she does.

They didnt.

A vile woman with some vile opinions who is the author of her own misfortune. I don't take any joy in her ruination but if it keeps her off my radar, I'll take it.

What strikes me about the article is what a decent person Jack Munroe is, in complete contrast to Hopkins.

Arghus

Couldn't have happened to a nicer person.

Beechwoodspark

Hopefully now she fades into complete insignificant obscurity and I never ever hear or see of her again. Here’s hopin’

RobertKK

If a person is in the business of making allegations in public, there is zero room for error. It can be costly and has proved to be costly when she could have done the right thing originally and admitted she was wrong and paid up, instead she let her pride take her to the cliff for a fall.

RayCon

*Insert Nelson Ha Ha Pic*

Odhinn

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Hopefully now she fades into complete insignificant obscurity and I never ever hear or see of her again. Here’s hopin’

She has gone to the Americas, where a living can be made from her sort of nonsense.

Harry Palmr

Controversialists always risk this but actually mistaking her target for someone else takes the biscuit. Always look before you tweet.

Loves_lorries

endacl wrote: »

“‘It’s sad. Two tweets cost her her house and job,’ says libelled food writer Jack Monroe
about 3 hours ago”

All the other repulsive tweets, posts and articles paid for them though.

Live by the sword, etc.

Would never happen in Ireland, here you can take someone to court, they claim poverty, at best the judge slaps a charge on the other person's house which is unenforceable, no one looses their family home.

Harry Palmr

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Controversialists always risk this but actually mistaking her target for someone else takes the biscuit. Always look before you tweet.

And when your mistake is pointed out and you're given the chance to apologize, take it.

The arrogance of the woman in thinking she can libel someone, refuse to apologize, and still have a case to fight in court. What was she thinking? She's always been horrible, but I didn't realize she was quite that stupid.

Loves_lorries

Loves_lorries wrote: »

here you can take someone to court, they claim poverty, at best the judge slaps a charge on the other person's house which is unenforceable

This is 100% untrue.

Tell us how it cannot be enforced?

Odhinn

Loves_lorries wrote: »

Would never happen in Ireland, here you can take someone to court, they claim poverty, at best the judge slaps a charge on the other person's house which is unenforceable, no one looses their family home.

I don't think that court case costs etc is the sole factor though - she lost the job with the mail, and various others on TV etc as she's just too toxic.

Candie

Candie wrote: »

And when your mistake is pointed out and you're given the chance to apologize, take it.

The arrogance of the woman in thinking she can libel someone, refuse to apologize, and still have a case to fight in court. What was she thinking? She's always been horrible, but I didn't realize she was quite that stupid.

Yes i assumed it was just a trolling persona, didn't realise she was actually thick

Oink

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Controversialists always risk this but actually mistaking her target for someone else takes the biscuit. Always look before you tweet.

There is a difference between edgy controversy and scummy slander.

Ask Katie Hopkins, she didn’t know either until recently. But now she knows, ... Don’t you Katie?

Loves_lorries

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

This is 100% untrue.

Tell us how it cannot be enforced?

My sister is a solicitor with a top firm, getting a charge against someone's house is extremely difficult and even you succeed, people don't loose the family home.

It's something which is relevant to me right now in a big way, through another person's neglegence, I'm facing life long foot damage, other person absolutely will not facilitate a public liability insurance claim, I'm willing to stake the 15 k cost of civil court as I have endless medical reports, 15 k covers my own legal costs and the other sides should I loose.

Both my own solicitor and my sister have told me that the other person can just plead poverty, safe in the knowledge a charge on their house is tokenistic as I'd have to wait until they died in forty years to see anything.

valoren

Candie wrote: »

A vile woman with some vile opinions who is the author of her own misfortune. I don't take any joy in her ruination but if it keeps her off my radar, I'll take it.

What strikes me about the article is what a decent person Jack Munroe is, in complete contrast to Hopkins.

Agreed. Your reputation is everything. Now Hopkins has realized the costly mistake of falsely smearing a person's reputation and then ill-advisedly doubling down on that mistake.

valoren

She's now a Wind(ing) Up Merchant.

Loves_lorries

Loves_lorries wrote: »

My sister is a solicitor with a top firm

No offence, but I didn't ask for your life story; specifically, how are you claiming that a court order cannot be enforced?

mcmoustache

One of more interesting things that I have learned over the past few years is that "Professional Cunt" and "Professional As&hole" are actual jobs that people get paid for. I don't know if it was as common before the rise of the internet but there are plenty of them about these days. This is obviously driven by shows and papers who are willing to pay her money since the outrage that's generated translates directly into advertising revenue. It's an interesting business model and it takes a certain shameless type to pull it off but it's a real thing.

Professional Cunt - an actual job.

Loves_lorries

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

No offence, but I didn't ask for your life story; specifically, how are you claiming that a court order cannot be enforced?

See post above, was just stressing the point I've sought the professional opinion of two solicitors on this matter.

You can get a charge but the house won't be sold.

Pyrrhic victory

mcmoustache

Loves_lorries wrote: »

See post above, was just stressing the point I've sought the professional opinion of two solicitors on this matter.

You can get a charge but the house won't be sold.

Pyrrhic victory

I'm not sure that this is true in the UK. According to the Gazette, you can lose your home in a bankruptcy.

The trustee’s duty
A trustee in bankruptcy will only be interested in a bankrupt’s home if it is either owned completely, or partly, by the bankrupt. So if you live in a rented property, you should remain unaffected by your bankruptcy.

Otherwise, a trustee must do something to realise the bankrupt’s interest in the family home within 3 years of the bankruptcy order. If the trustee does nothing, they will lose the right to do so, and generally speaking, no order will be made forcing you and your family to move out of your home in less than 12 months from the date of bankruptcy.

If you are the sole homeowner and have no spouse, then neither the 12 months nor the 3 year period will apply, so possession could be sought immediately, or after a deferred period.

Hannibal_Smith

Loves_lorries wrote: »

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

No offence, but I didn't ask for your life story; specifically, how are you claiming that a court order cannot be enforced?

See post above, was just stressing the point I've sought the professional opinion of two solicitors on this matter.

You can get a charge but the house won't be sold.

Pyrrhic victory

Your solicitors might want to read up on well charging orders.

riffmongous

bluewolf wrote: »

Yes i assumed it was just a trolling persona, didn't realise she was actually thick

Probably started to buy into her own hype after a few years, thought she could brazen out anything and it'd be good for her in the long run

Needs Must

Good enough for her, can't see her getting much sympathy.

Fann Linn

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Good for the cunt

As someone on twitter said about that: 'she has neither the warmth nor the depth'.

Odhinn

riffmongous wrote: »

Probably started to buy into her own hype after a few years, thought she could brazen out anything and it'd be good for her in the long run

She may have gotten used to the mail paying for her indiscretions.

Loves_lorries

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

Your solicitors might want to read up on well charging orders.

Could you please educate the ignorant here.

fxotoole

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Hopefully now she fades into complete insignificant obscurity and I never ever hear or see of her again. Here’s hopin’

There’s always twitter...........

Hannibal_Smith

Loves_lorries wrote: »

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

Your solicitors might want to read up on well charging orders.

Could you please educate the ignorant here.

Talk to your solicitors. Get them to educate you on it.

NabyLadistheman

Probably on the Late Late Show Friday night with Ryan hankering all over her, at our cost

Loves_lorries

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

Talk to your solicitors. Get them to educate you on it.

But you claimed they don't know what they are talking about

Hannibal_Smith

Loves_lorries wrote: »

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

Talk to your solicitors. Get them to educate you on it.

But you claimed they don't know what they are talking about

I never claimed anything. I made a suggestion. The rest should come from your two solicitors. I ain't doing their work :pac:

indioblack

Comhra wrote: »

Karma? Many will say her misfortune is fully deserved and completely of her own making. Hard to feel any sympathy for her.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/katie-hopkins-applies-for-insolvency-after-libel-case-1.3631807

"Hopkins, whose tweets suggested she is on a trip..."
I like that bit.

My heart gently weeps, just desserts duly served.

NasserShammaz

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

I sure hope people don't start thrashing her after this misfortune of hers.


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