Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey seeks £79m in damages from FT in libel case

Financier has sued paper over articles containing allegations that he had sexually assaulted or harassed women

The hedge fund manager Crispin Odey is seeking at least 79m in damages from the Financial Times after suing the publication for libel, documents filed at the high court show.

Odey began legal action against the FT in May over four articles published in 2023 which contained allegations that he had sexually assaulted or harassed multiple women.