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| Women deny Mosley 'Nazi theme' | Women deny Mosley 'Nazi theme' |
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| Two women who took part in a sadomasochistic session with motorsport boss Max Mosley have denied there was any Nazi-themed role-play. | Two women who took part in a sadomasochistic session with motorsport boss Max Mosley have denied there was any Nazi-themed role-play. |
| Instead, the witnesses - called "D" and "A" - told the High Court that what had happened had been a "prison fantasy". | Instead, the witnesses - called "D" and "A" - told the High Court that what had happened had been a "prison fantasy". |
| Mr Mosley is taking legal action against the News of the World which alleged he had engaged in a "sick Nazi orgy with five hookers". | Mr Mosley is taking legal action against the News of the World which alleged he had engaged in a "sick Nazi orgy with five hookers". |
| He is suing the newspaper for defamation and invasion of privacy. | He is suing the newspaper for defamation and invasion of privacy. |
| 'Offensive' description | 'Offensive' description |
| Woman D, a dark-haired student in her 20s who cannot be identified, said the paper's account of what had happened on March 28 in a Chelsea basement flat was "absurd". | Woman D, a dark-haired student in her 20s who cannot be identified, said the paper's account of what had happened on March 28 in a Chelsea basement flat was "absurd". |
| She told the court: "I am particularly appalled at the accusations that our scenarios had any Nazi connotation or overtones. No Nazi images, uniforms or material were used." | She told the court: "I am particularly appalled at the accusations that our scenarios had any Nazi connotation or overtones. No Nazi images, uniforms or material were used." |
| I had never had lice-checking before but went with the flow. I didn't find it particularly erotic Max Mosley | I had never had lice-checking before but went with the flow. I didn't find it particularly erotic Max Mosley |
| She also found "offensive" the description of her and the other women involved as "hookers and prostitutes". | She also found "offensive" the description of her and the other women involved as "hookers and prostitutes". |
| On March 28, she said, she felt she was "amongst friends, doing something I enjoy and all those involved enjoy". | On March 28, she said, she felt she was "amongst friends, doing something I enjoy and all those involved enjoy". |
| She added: "I would rather be doing CP (corporal punishment) a long way over going to the dentist." | She added: "I would rather be doing CP (corporal punishment) a long way over going to the dentist." |
| She said she had known Mr Mosley for about 18 months, having met him at a party arranged by Woman A. She was introduced to him as "Mike". | She said she had known Mr Mosley for about 18 months, having met him at a party arranged by Woman A. She was introduced to him as "Mike". |
| "Since that first experience with the claimant I have seen him a number of times and we have forged a friendship," she said. | "Since that first experience with the claimant I have seen him a number of times and we have forged a friendship," she said. |
| Cross-examined by Mr Mosley's barrister, Woman D denied that she was "financially dependent" on Mr Mosley, who is president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). | Cross-examined by Mr Mosley's barrister, Woman D denied that she was "financially dependent" on Mr Mosley, who is president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). |
| 'It is just fun' | 'It is just fun' |
| Woman A, a well-dressed blonde, told the court she had been involved in BDSM (bondage, discipline, dominance and submission) all her adult life. | |
| She said: "When I am being dealt with, just as when I deal with others, there is no maliciousness or anger involved - it is just fun, exciting, an endorphin rush." | She said: "When I am being dealt with, just as when I deal with others, there is no maliciousness or anger involved - it is just fun, exciting, an endorphin rush." |
| Referring to Woman E, who talked to the News of the World and filmed the events with a hidden camera, she said she "was one of my closest friends before she betrayed me so horribly by going to the newspaper about Mike (Mr Mosley)". | Referring to Woman E, who talked to the News of the World and filmed the events with a hidden camera, she said she "was one of my closest friends before she betrayed me so horribly by going to the newspaper about Mike (Mr Mosley)". |
| Woman A described an earlier German prison scenario on March 8 as "hugely sexy and fun", and said she did not view it in any way as Nazi. | Woman A described an earlier German prison scenario on March 8 as "hugely sexy and fun", and said she did not view it in any way as Nazi. |
| 'Strong Nazi theme' | 'Strong Nazi theme' |
| She denied she had told Woman E that the March 28 session, for which the five women were paid £2,500 by Mr Mosley, would have a "very strong Nazi theme", or that "Mike" ordered one. | She denied she had told Woman E that the March 28 session, for which the five women were paid £2,500 by Mr Mosley, would have a "very strong Nazi theme", or that "Mike" ordered one. |
| "I would not contemplate putting on such scenes which I would find distasteful and I would expect most people to be disgusted at the suggestion of a Nazi theme and respond similarly." | "I would not contemplate putting on such scenes which I would find distasteful and I would expect most people to be disgusted at the suggestion of a Nazi theme and respond similarly." |
| Woman A said the German theme arose after they heard Woman B speaking to Mr Mosley in German at a party at the beginning of the year. | Woman A said the German theme arose after they heard Woman B speaking to Mr Mosley in German at a party at the beginning of the year. |
| Had I wanted a Nazi scene, I would have said I wanted one and A would have got some of the inexpensive Nazi stuff from the joke shop Max Mosley | Had I wanted a Nazi scene, I would have said I wanted one and A would have got some of the inexpensive Nazi stuff from the joke shop Max Mosley |
| "We said 'that's really sexy and horny and wouldn't it be great if we did a scenario like that', and then it went from there." | "We said 'that's really sexy and horny and wouldn't it be great if we did a scenario like that', and then it went from there." |
| Shown a black and white striped top and trousers, and asked if this was the uniform she had purchased for the "prisoners", Woman A laughed out loud and said: "Is this the one? I'm not going to try it on." | Shown a black and white striped top and trousers, and asked if this was the uniform she had purchased for the "prisoners", Woman A laughed out loud and said: "Is this the one? I'm not going to try it on." |
| She denied that the costumes - hired from a joke shop - had been intended to replicate concentration camp uniforms, as the newspaper suggested. | She denied that the costumes - hired from a joke shop - had been intended to replicate concentration camp uniforms, as the newspaper suggested. |
| 'Abhorrent' | 'Abhorrent' |
| Earlier Mr Mosley said that at no time did he or Woman A, who arranged "parties" like the one on March 28, ever use the word Nazi in their discussions. | Earlier Mr Mosley said that at no time did he or Woman A, who arranged "parties" like the one on March 28, ever use the word Nazi in their discussions. |
| He said that a Nazi theme would have been "abhorrent" to him. | He said that a Nazi theme would have been "abhorrent" to him. |
| Mr Mosley also denied the convict uniforms worn during the session had a Nazi theme. | Mr Mosley also denied the convict uniforms worn during the session had a Nazi theme. |
| He said: "Had I wanted a Nazi scene, I would have said I wanted one and A would have got some of the inexpensive Nazi stuff from the joke shop that provides uniforms and would not have gone to Marks and Spencer and got quite expensive jackets." | He said: "Had I wanted a Nazi scene, I would have said I wanted one and A would have got some of the inexpensive Nazi stuff from the joke shop that provides uniforms and would not have gone to Marks and Spencer and got quite expensive jackets." |
| Mr Mosley told Mark Warby QC, for the News of the World, that the head-lice checking and shaving involved in the scenario was "the kind of thing these people do all the time". | Mr Mosley told Mark Warby QC, for the News of the World, that the head-lice checking and shaving involved in the scenario was "the kind of thing these people do all the time". |
| He said: "I had never had lice-checking before but went with the flow. I didn't find it particularly erotic." | He said: "I had never had lice-checking before but went with the flow. I didn't find it particularly erotic." |
| 'Harsh-sounding' | 'Harsh-sounding' |
| Mr Mosley, the 68-year-old son of the 1930s Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley, agreed that he had spoken in German during the session. | Mr Mosley, the 68-year-old son of the 1930s Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley, agreed that he had spoken in German during the session. |
| But he said this was not for any war-related reasons, but because it was a language that suited his dominant role. | But he said this was not for any war-related reasons, but because it was a language that suited his dominant role. |
| He said: "German also somehow sounds appropriate for a bossy, dominant character. It is a harsh-sounding - rather than a romantic - language." | He said: "German also somehow sounds appropriate for a bossy, dominant character. It is a harsh-sounding - rather than a romantic - language." |
| Mr Mosley says that his life was devastated by the News of the World story and is asking for an unprecedented award of punitive exemplary damages. | Mr Mosley says that his life was devastated by the News of the World story and is asking for an unprecedented award of punitive exemplary damages. |
| News Group Newspapers, which published the News of the World, is contesting the action, arguing that publication was justified in the public interest. | News Group Newspapers, which published the News of the World, is contesting the action, arguing that publication was justified in the public interest. |