Arlene Foster: Christian Jessen threatened with legal action over tweet
A lawyer for Arlene Foster has threatened legal action against doctor and TV presenter Christian Jessen.
Dr Jessen is one of a number of people who have tweeted an unsubstantiated rumour about the DUP leader's private life.Mr Tweed said, if necessary, legal proceedings would be taken against Dr Jessen. In a statement issued to BBC News NI, Mr Tweed said:"I would confirm, if necessary, legal proceedings will be taken against Dr Christian Jessen, Twitter and any persons who have recklessly retweeted this false and highly defamatory allegation".Mrs Foster is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone and served as first minister of Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2017.
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