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WPP's Sorrell Sues For Libel

The Times, Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:15 AM

Martin Sorrell is accusing two former colleagues of a hate campaign against him, in which they label him and a female executive "the mad dwarf and the nympho schizo." Founder and chief executive of WPP Group, Sorrell also complains to the High Court in the U.K. about a "vicious image" that had been disseminated about him and Daniela Weber, who replaced the former colleagues, on the Internet.

The image in question is said to be a mocked-up photo of Sorrell and Weber in a compromising position. Sorrell and Weber are suing Marco Benatti, the founder of the Italian media company FullSix, and Marco Tinelli, its chief executive, for libel, as well as the company itself.

Sorrell last hit the tabloid headlines two years ago during a messy and expensive divorce from his wife Sandra, and he is also suing for invasion of privacy in a separate action.

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