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  • July 2008

    • Mosley Wins Privacy Suit over 'Nazi' S&M Orgy

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 24, 08 6:09 AM CDT

      Mosley Wins Privacy Suit over 'Nazi' S&M Orgy

      (Newser) - Max Mosley has won his lawsuit against a British tabloid for exposing a sadomasochistic orgy he took part in and falsely claiming it had Nazi overtones, reports the Guardian . In a landmark decision, the head of world motorsport was awarded $120,000 in damages—thought to be a record in a British privacy case—from the News of the World , owned by Rupert Murdoch. More »

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      United Kingdom  • News Corp  • privacy  • sado-masochism  • Max Mosley  • Formula One  • FIA  • invasion of privacy  • News of the World

    • Mosley Bares Lurid Details in Hopes of Privacy

      New York Times  |  Jul 9, 08 7:06 AM CDT

      Mosley Bares Lurid Details in Hopes of Privacy

      (Newser) - The spanking and the alleged Nazi overtones might be entertaining, but the Max Mosley trial playing out in London could have huge implications for the rights of the media, writes John F. Burns in the New York Times . The Formula 1 chief's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News of the World is a high-stakes gamble aiming to transform privacy law, especially when it comes to "Britain's attack-dog tabloids." More »

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      United Kingdom  • News Corp  • privacy  • sado-masochism  • Max Mosley  • Formula One  • FIA  • News of the World

  • May 2008

    • MI5 Implicated in F1 Chief's Nazi Orgy

      Times (UK)  |  May 18, 08 2:16 PM CDT

      MI5 Implicated in F1 Chief's Nazi Orgy

      (Newser) - A British spy is out of a job following his admission that his wife was one of the five prostitutes who participated in Max Mosley's Nazi-themed orgy, reports the Times of London. Worse yet, the wife was purportedly behind the camera, though MI5 yesterday denied Mosley's accusation that it set up the orgy as a sting. But the spy's link is a messy twist, since he could have been subject to blackmail. More »

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      Great Britain  • prostitution  • Nazi  • prostitute  • Max Mosley  • Formula One  • MI5  • Oswald Mosley

  • April 2008

    • F1 Chief Loses Bid to Block Nazi Orgy Video

      BBC  |  Apr 9, 08 8:16 AM CDT

      F1 Chief Loses Bid to Block Nazi Orgy Video

      (Newser) - Formula One president Max Mosley has lost his court battle to block a newspaper from hosting a video showing him cavorting with five prostitutes in a sadomasochistic scene with Nazi undertones. Mosley is suing the News of the World for breach of privacy, but a London judge ruled that, although the footage is "intrusive and demeaning," its wide dissemination would make an injunction "a futile gesture," reports the BBC. More »

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      United Kingdom  • sex  • prostitution  • sado-masochism  • Max Mosley  • Formula One  • FIA

    • Formula One Boss Denies Nazi Theme in Hooker Orgy

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 3, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      Formula One Boss Denies Nazi Theme in Hooker Orgy

      (Newser) - Formula One Racing chief Max Mosley has denied that the videotaped sado-masochistic orgy he participated in with five prostitutes was Nazi-themed. Mosley claims he spoke German during the orgy simply because several of the call-girls were German, not as a part of Nazi role playing, as the News of the World had reported. Mosley is taking legal action against the paper for the story, reports the Times of London. More »

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      sex scandal  • Nazi  • Max Mosley  • Formula One  • FIA

  • March 2008
  • September 2007

    • Racing Team Docked $100M in Spying Flap

      New York Times  |  Sep 13, 07 6:42 PM CDT

      Racing Team Docked $100M in Spying Flap

      (Newser) - Formula One auto-racing team McLaren Mercedes was fined a record $100 million today for using information from rival Ferrari to improve its own cars, the New York Times reported. Though McLaren's drivers—who are at the top of the F1 standings—will keep their points and remain in competition, the team was booted from the constructors championship this year. More »

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      auto racing  • spying  • Formula One  • Ferrari

  • July 2007

    • Formula One Ditches Indianapolis

      Indianapolis Star  |  Jul 13, 07 3:06 PM CDT

      Formula One Ditches Indianapolis

      (Newser) - Formula One racing will not return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next year. The final negotiation deadline for sanctioning fees came and went yesterday without an agreement, the Indianapolis Star reports, and both sides announced that they were nowhere near a final contract. The decision leaves the United States without a single F1 race. More »

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      Indy Racing  • Formula One  • Indianapolis

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