Arlene Foster describes family’s distress over celebrity doctor’s ‘affair’ tweet

First Minister Arlene Foster (Niall Carson/PA)

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster has described the distressing impact of a tweet sent by a celebrity doctor about an unsubstantiated rumour of an affair.

During libel proceedings, the High Court in Belfast heard how Dr Christian Jessen’s initial tweet was sent on December 23 2019, and followed up with other “aggravating” tweets.