A judge has dismissed a famous man’s bid for an injunction to prevent two media organisations from publishing allegations about him, but has ruled that he can take his case to the Court of Appeal.

The well-known man brought legal action against Independent Television News (ITN), which produces news programmes for ITV, Channel 4, Good Morning Britain and Channel 5, and Guardian News and Media (GNM), publisher of The Guardian.

Lawyers for the media organisations previously told the High Court in London the allegations they want to report involve the man’s alleged “abuse of power and status” to contact young women and try to engage in “inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities”, but the man sought an injunction because of a risk he would take his own life, after two previous suicide attempts.

Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the injunction bid on Tuesday, but ruled that the man could take his case to the Court of Appeal.

Here, we look at the series of events leading up to the ruling.

The man can appeal…