The DUP leader is suing TV presenter Dr Christian Jessen for defamation
Arlene Foster claims that a tweet by him in December 2019 was an "attack" on her marriage
Northern Ireland's first minister has told a court an unfounded allegation she was having an affair with a close protection officer was "very distressing".
Arlene Foster's been giving evidence in a High Court libel hearing about a tweet from Christian Jessen - best known for his role on the 'Embarrassing Bodies' TV show.
The DUP leader is suing TV presenter Dr Christian Jessen for defamation, saying he made an "attack" on her marriage.
On 23 December 2019, Dr Jessen tweeted an allegation that Mrs Foster had been having an extra-marital affair.
The post remained online until Dr Jessen deleted it on 7 January 2020.
Sky's Senior Ireland Correspondent David Blevins is in Belfast and was listening to her evidence
"She said it was humiliating, that the relationship that's most important to me, had been trashed and put out there in the public domain in this fashion, the First Minister who has three children, explained how she had to sit two of them down just two days before Christmas, and talk about this"
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