An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na<\/a> three years later, in the context of the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\nIn the book Mr Tyaransen says he had consensual sex with Ms Lee on the night of the interview and that they remained in contact after the encounter. <\/p>\n
In February 2018 some months after she made her complaint to garda\u00ed in Dublin, Ms Lee died by suicide at home in Scotland. Two weeks\u2019 later, Ms Magnanti published her allegation on US website Medium.com and disclosed the fact of the Garda complaint. No charges were ever brought against Mr Tyaransen.<\/p>\n
Soon after the allegation was published, Hot Press issued a statement saying it had just heard of the claim.<\/p>\n
\u201cOlaf Tyaransen says that what has been alleged is completely untrue and that he is entirely innocent,\u201d the statement said. \u201cBy mutual agreement, he is standing down from his work for Hot Press as of now while he deals with these allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Me & #MeToo, Mr Tyaransen tells the story of the above events and how they ended his life as a journalist.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis lacerating, unflinching account highlights the importance of due process, the mindless cruelty of crowds and the potentially fatal consequences of online vigilantism,\u201d the publishers said of the book, before its intended publication.<\/p>\n
In promotional material produced by the publisher, Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh described Mr Tyaransen\u2019s book as a \u201ccautionary tale\u201d of what can happen with \u201cinternet pile-ons\u201d, while Irish journalist Larissa Nolan described it as an expos\u00e9 of \u201cthe dark side of #MeToo\u201d.<\/p>\n
The solicitor\u2019s letter sent on behalf of Ms Lyons alleged that certain statements in the book were \u201cgrossly defamatory\u201d of Ms Lyons who, it said, gave moral support and legal advice to Ms Lee when she made her complaint to An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na. <\/p>\n
A separate solicitor\u2019s letter was sent to the proposed distributors of the book on behalf of Ms Lyons.<\/p>\n
The letter sent on behalf of Mr Stokes and Hot Press complained of \u201ccompletely false narratives\u201d they alleged were contained in the narrative non-fiction book which, it said, was \u201cgrossly defamatory\u201d of both Mr Stokes and Hot Press.<\/p>\n
Mr Stokes and Ms Lyons did not respond to requests for comment. Eye Books also did not respond.<\/p>\n
Mr Tyaransen said he was \u201cshocked and surprised and disappointed\u201d that Mr Stokes had \u201cchosen to go down this route\u201d. He said he was not sure why Mr Stokes was not happy with the book\u2019s content which, he said, was not particularly critical of the magazine editor.<\/p>\n
In the book, Mr Tyaransen records that Hot Press continued to pay him for two years after 2018 and contributed to legal fees he incurred when suing Twitter and Broadsheet.ie in relation to the sex assault allegation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my story, and I am entitled to tell it,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m being cancelled again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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