Former gay porn star Mickey Taylor was ordered by the High Court in London to pay more than £100,000 damages to Dominic Ford after falsely accusing him of sexual assaulting Tannor Reed on Twitter and YouTube. Dominic Ford just shared this message on his social media.
Today is a significant day, as the verdict in my trial against Mickey Taylor has been handed down and I won. The total amount, including damages and legal fees awarded to me by the court is almost £310,000. I took Mickey to court after he falsely accused me of a grievous act, claiming I had assaulted Tannor Reed.
During the trial, both Tannor and Mickey gave evidence. The judge, after thorough examination, found their testimonies to be untrue. He firmly stated he didn’t find Mickey’s allegations against me credible. The claims about any wrongdoing on my part were not only unfounded but deliberately misleading. Mickey and Tannor were changing their stories, making up new stories that were empirically proven to be false, and even trying to obfuscate the timeline of events to try and make their false narratives make sense.
As I sought truth and justice, it was crucial for me that every voice was heard, every side had its say, and that the process was transparent. And in the end, the verdict vindicated me completely and unreservedly.
It’s important to note that false allegations, like those I’ve faced from Mickey Taylor and Tannor Reed, risk clouding the real issues many people in our community face every day. It is paramount to both support genuine victims, but also to ensure their authenticity.
To those who’ve known me and supported me throughout, my gratitude is boundless. To those who had reservations or believed the false claims, I hold no animosity. We live in a time where it’s critical to support real victims, and wanting to believe someone’s distress is noble. But my ordeal underscores the necessity of separating truth from deception.
The damage to my company and to my reputation has been done. But now I’m glad for everyone to see that none of the claims were ever true.
I’m thankful to the court for vindicating me and I also want to thank to my dedicated legal team, headed by Cohen Davis Solicitors.
I hope now to be able to put this episode behind me and continue my 15+ years of work strengthening our community, fighting for our rights, empowering our collective entrepreneurialism and combating discrimination both within and against our industry.