The fairy tale is over. Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have reportedly parted ways, and while the gossip columns will mourn, there is a silver lining for the ordinary British worker. This break-up marks a victory for the privacy law that stops celebrities from weaponising the courts against the press.
For too long, the rich and famous have used legal threats to silence stories that matter to the public interest. The split of two American stars, played out across Twitter and the tabloids, reminds us that the vast majority of us cannot afford such protections. We are left to navigate the cost-of-living crisis without the shield of super-injunctions.
Labour MP Maria Eagle said: 'This is a win for transparency. The public has a right to know.' So while the glitterati cry into their champagne, let us toast the resilience of a legal system that, for once, stood up for the many, not the few.
