A celebrity is set to find out if his High Court bid to block publication of sex abuse claims has been successful.
The well-known individual has made the 'unprecedented' argument that he will 'very likely' take his own life if the allegations are published.
He is seeking an injunction against ITN and The Guardian newspaper to stop them revealing allegations of 'inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities with a large number of girls and young women'.
Mr Justice Nicklin will give his decision at London's High Court on Tuesday afternoon.
During a two-day trial last week, the court heard the media outlets had spoken to more than 100 people, including 30 first-hand witnesses, who claimed the celebrity 'abused his status' to target girls and young women over a number of years.
Rather than claiming the stories would breach his right to privacy, as celebrities have done previously, the man claimed they would endanger his life and expose him to inhumane or degrading punishment under Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The court heard the man, named only as PPT, strongly denied the allegations and feared he would be subject to 'trial by media'.
Sara Mansoori KC, for the celebrity, said that when he was told about the claims in May his 'body language completely changed' and he went into a state of 'extreme panic'.
The celebrity will find out if his injunction application has been successful on Tuesday afternoon
'He started saying that he wanted to kill himself and would seek to do so,' she said. 'Publication of these allegations would lead to a very substantial increase in suicidal ideation and suicidal acts on the part of the claimant.
'He attempted suicide in May when he was first notified of the defendants' intention to publish, and again in July, on that occasion absconding from secure hospital to do so.'
Ms Mansoori accused the media outlets of being determined to publish the stories 'regardless of whether he dies or spends months in psychiatric detainment'.
She said: 'They wish to publish allegations of wrongdoing about him which he denies and which the evidence is clear will highly likely lead to the death of, or psychological injury to, [PPT].
'They say they have a duty to publish because it's substantially in the public interest, but their assessment of the public interest is wrong. A newspaper does not have the right to publish information at the cost of an individual being killed or maimed.
'The only way [publication] wouldn't be fatal is if the claimant is locked up and prevented from taking his own life.'
Gavin Millar KC, for the media outlets, described PPT's argument as 'unprecedented' and risked dragging the courts into 'assessing the causes of suicidal ideation, which are for professionals and not for a judge'.
'His contention is that if the allegations are published he will commit suicide, and the state's duty requires this court to restrain [the outlets] from publishing them,' he said.
'If the state owes a duty to PPT, it is discharged by NHS mental health services and practitioners. The obligation falls on the hospital to keep him safe, and that's that.'
He added the journalists' research suggested the celebrity had 'abused his power...to prey on young women for sexual purposes over an extended period'.
'[Publication] would make a valuable contribution to a debate of public importance about men using their power to be able to misconduct themselves against women,' he said.
Mr Justice Nicklin is due to give his decision during a hearing at 2pm on Tuesday.
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