Conor McGregor has shared his thoughts on social media once again this time taking aime at 'blackmailers' and 'fake news'.
The MMA star, 36, was last month found liable for the assault of Dublin mum-of-one Nikita Hand, 35, in a major civil case, has also launched an attack on the media in a series of posts on Instagram on Tuesday morning.
"Who gives a f*ck about the fake press," McGregor posted, adding "fight, fight fight."
He then reposted a post referencing the allegations against rapper Jay-Z and wrote: "never settle with blackmailers. EVER." His posts come after Nikita Hand won major costs against McGregor in Dublin High Court last week - which ruled he is to pay her legal bills against him- totalling an estimated €1.5m.
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High Court judge Mr Justice Alexander Owens told the court he is considering a proceeding of contempt of court against the MMA star for allegedly "scandalising the court" in a social media post.
The court was told that Mr McGregor tweeted he didn't believe Ms Hand and accused the court of behaving like a "kangaroo court".
"The social media post was constructed to be an attack on the jury and cannot be tolerated," said Mr Justice Owens.
"I haven't decided on that, but I can if I want to instigate a proceeding against Mr McGregor for contempt of court which could result in a fine. He is a very rich man who could well afford to pay a fine," the judge said. There was a tendency to allow a matter like this to pass unremarked," the judge said, adding that this led people to think they could say anything. "If he did post the text it was highly irresponsible," the judge said.
Mr Justice Owens said: "It is most unsatisfactory that a litigant would go on to attack the jury."
Last month a jury of eight women and four men found that McGregor assaulted Nikita Hand, in the case in which she alleged that he sexually assaulted and raped her in the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford in Dublin in 2018.
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