An accusation that millionaire author Dan Brown stole the ideas for his blockbuster The Da Vinci Code was a “travesty”, a High Court judge heard today.

DAN BROWN, one of the highest paid authors in history, said yesterday accusations that he had stolen the ideas for his blockbuster, The Da Vinci Code, were "completely fanciful".

Novelist Dan Brown, author of the multi-million-selling book The Da Vinci Code, is sharing some of his wealth with his old school in the United States.

THE former Tyco International executives accused of pilfering company funds for lavish homes and decadent parties spent the money like lottery winners, but they “didn’t win the jackpot, they stole it” a prosecutor said yesterday.