The strongly denied allegations, repeated in several tweets and videos, relate to Mr Packham's involvement with the Wildheart Trust, which runs a wildlife sanctuary on the Isle of Wight.ĭominic Wightman, editor of the online site Country Squire Magazine, is defending the libel claim along with writer Nigel Bean and a third man, Paul Read. Mr Packham was also accused of dishonestly raising money for the charity at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic while knowing it was due to receive a £500,000 benefit from its insurance. The BBC presenter is suing three men at the High Court over nine articles which included claims he duped people into donating to a charity to rescue tigers while knowing the animals were well looked after. Chris Packham has told a court he fears for his life after his detractors compared him with Jimmy Savile.
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