# High Court defence blames Stephen Fry’s inattention for O2 Arena fall

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stephen-fry-was-not-looking-where-he-was-going-when-he-fell-off-stage-at-o2-arena-according-to-high-court-defence-papers/
- Published: 2026-11-08T14:32:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T14:47:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16276007/Stephen-Fry-not-looking-going-fell-stage-O2-Arena-according-High-Court-defence-papers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Stephen Fry is seeking up to £100,000 over his fall at the O2.
- Three companies deny responsibility and dispute his account.
- The High Court has yet to set a hearing date.

## Summary

Stephen Fry is seeking up to £100,000 in damages from three companies over a 2023 fall at London’s O2 Arena, which left him with multiple fractures. The companies deny responsibility and their High Court defence submissions argue that Fry failed to take care when leaving the stage; the case will determine how the fall happened and who is liable.

Fry says the stage and backstage area were unsafe, inadequately lit and not properly protected. CogX Festival Limited says it did not design or build the stage and argues the drop should have been visible; Sourced Global says Fry did not follow the stage manager’s exit instructions, while Blonstein Events says he tried to pass through a small gap after missing the exit. No hearing date has been set.

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