6/7/22: One Taste, a wellness company centred on “orgasmic meditation” training sessions, is asking the High Court to allow defamation proceedings against the BBC.
The libel claim relates to “The Orgasm Cult”, a ten-part Radio 4 podcast broadcast in November and December 2020. Picking up on reporting done by Bloomberg in 2018, the podcast reported the meditation practice had led “to isolation, debt and abuse” among members and staff, as well as an FBI enquiry regarding allegations of sex trafficking.
The libel claim is being brought by One Taste, its chief executive Nicole Daedone and another One Taste executive named Rachel Cherwitz. The group will on Thursday 7 July ask the court to allow their libel claim to continue, despite its being brought after the one year deadline.
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