Former reality TV stars face 2027 trial over Instagram trading scheme
by Guardian staff and agency from World news | The Guardian on (#6P4X0)
Eight of nine finfluencers' plead not guilty to promoting unauthorised content to 4.5m followers
A group of influencers and former reality TV stars from shows including Love Island and Geordie Shore have pleaded not guilty to promoting an unauthorised investment scheme on Instagram, but will not be tried until 2027.
Lauren Goodger, an ex-cast member of The Only Way is Essex (Towie), Love Island's Jamie Clayton and Scott Timlin, the former Geordie Shore star known as Scotty T, appeared at Southwark crown court in London on Thursday on charges relating to plugging an unsanctioned financial venture to their followers on the social media site.
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