Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey has withdrawn his defamation lawsuit against the Financial Times newspaper, almost three years after it accused him of sexually assaulting and harassing thirteen women who had worked with him. Odey’s libel suit was filed at the High Court in London in 2024. FT editor Roula Khalaf’s reaction to the collapse of the case is quoted in today’s issue: “This is a vindication for investigative journalism and for the victims whose stories of abuse we reported”.
The FT published its investigation into Odey on 10th June 2023, as the cover story of its FT Weekend Magazine supplement (no. 1,026). The magazine’s stark headline read: “Crispin Odey has got away with assaulting and harassing women for 25 years”. The article, titled “THE GAMBLER” (pp. 18–25), was written by Madison Marriage, Antonia Cundy, and Paul Caruana Galizia.
The FT published its investigation into Odey on 10th June 2023, as the cover story of its FT Weekend Magazine supplement (no. 1,026). The magazine’s stark headline read: “Crispin Odey has got away with assaulting and harassing women for 25 years”. The article, titled “THE GAMBLER” (pp. 18–25), was written by Madison Marriage, Antonia Cundy, and Paul Caruana Galizia.