A 44-year-old man has appeared in court charged with demanding €30,000 with menaces from Rihanna’s ex-bodyguard.
Alan Morrison with an address at 100 Whitestown Avenue, Mulhuddart appeared before Blanchardstown District Court on
Friday morning charged with two offences alleged to have occurred in Finglas on Wednesday evening.
The court heard he was charged with possession of a realistic firearm at or near Mr. Keating’s address contrary to section 9A of the Firearm and Offensive Weapons Act.
And, with having made an unwarranted demand for €30,000 from Geoffrey Keating with menaces contrary to section 17 of the Criminal Justice Public Order Act.
It is alleged Mr. Morrison was arrested at the scene after he was disarmed and overpowered by Mr. Keating.
Mr. Keating – whose wife Dana Kavanagh recently received a ‘confidential’ settlement as a result of a defamation case she took against the singer
And who resides at the same address – was present in court as Morrison appeared.
Judge David McHugh was told that Morrison was facing two charges arising from the incident
Which occurred outside Mr. Keating’s home at approximately 9pm on Wednesday night.
Evidence of arrest, charge and caution was given in court by Garda Jamie Greville of Finglas Garda station.
No application was made for bail and Morrison was remanded in custody to appear before the court on December 12th.
In recent week’s Mr. Keating and his wife Dana have been the subject of publicity as a result of a defamation case Dana took against her husband’s former employer Rihanna.
In mid-November, the High Court heard the action against singer and businesswoman Rihanna by
Ms. Kavanagh over alleged “malicious falsehoods” in an email and a phone call had been settled.
All parties to the case agreed it could be struck out with an order for costs in favour of Ms. Kavanagh, counsel said.
No details of the settlement agreement, which is understood to be confidential, were given in open court.
In her action, Ms Kavanagh claimed she was caused mental distress and emotional suffering because of what she says was a false and malicious email sent on July 11th, 2013
About Ms Kavanagh’s partner, Geoffrey Keating, who was Rihanna’s head of security in 2012 and 2013.
She had also sued over a phone call the singer allegedly made to Ms Kavanagh’s sister-in-law in relation to the same matter.
She had claimed a business she built up with Mr Keating, called Geoff Keating Media, had been destroyed by the allegations.
Rihanna, who was not present in court, denied the claims.
Several years ago Mr Keating launched separate defamation proceedings against the singer that he later discontinued.
In that case, he claimed he was defamed in a series of allegedly false statements contained in an email sent to him and his wife by the defendant in July 2013.
He had claimed the allegations and untrue statements contained in the email had gravely injured his reputation and his business.
However, in 2015 a notice of discontinuance was lodged in the matter bringing those proceedings to an end.
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