A plastic surgeon known as the ‘Boob God’ has launched a legal war with an influencer who allegedly broke a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) by complaining about her procedure.
Katy Morgan criticised Dr Riccardo Frati on social media after she alleged that he ‘botched’ her surgery in April 2021 and is now facing legal action for breaching the NDA she said was signed while she was high on opioids.
Mother-of-two Ms Morgan told Manchester Civil Justice Centre she was unaware she had signed the contract before making the ‘disparaging comments’ in 2023.
But Dr Frati’s team say the NDA meant the influencer was not allowed to share any information about her treatment by the ‘Boob God’ and that she would now have to pay a financial sum for breaching the contract’s terms.
The General Medical Council (GMC) told The Times that Ms Morgan signing the NDA would not prevent them investigating any concerns she raised.
A spokesman for the organisation, who operate as an independent regulator for doctors, said they would have ‘a legal duty’ to consider any complaints – even if they were in the alleged breach of a contract.
Ms Morgan’s legal team has argued that the legal case should be dismissed, saying the clause stopping Morgan from reporting the treatment to regulators cannot truly be enforced.
They have also said the NDA was obtained through ‘undue influence’ when Ms Morgan was unfit to consent.
Dr Riccardo Frati, who is known as the ‘Boob God’ has launched a legal war with an influencer who broke a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) by complaining about her procedure
Katy Morgan criticised Dr Riccardo Frati on social media after an alleged botched surgery in April 2021 and is now facing legal action for breaching the NDA she said was signed while she was high on opioids
Mother-of-two Ms Morgan told Manchester Civil Justice Centre she was unaware she had signed the contract before making the ‘disparaging comments’ in 2023
Judge Ivan Ranson said Ms Morgan, who reportedly suffers with ‘severe anxiety’, claims to have been ‘totally off my head on opiates on the day I signed it’ – and says she has proof of this.
However, the ‘Boob God’s’ lawyers have claimed any records being used in evidence would need to be ‘scrutinised’ in order to ensure they were real.
Dr Frati obtained an court order against Ms Morgan in 2023 after he said the influencer breached the NDA through her social media posts.
But Ms Morgan’s legal team have since said the contract violated her right to free expression under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The influencer who was previously legally unrepresented has also secured backing from the Free Speech Union (FSU), who have branded the case ‘deeply alarming’.
Dr Frati obtained an court order against Ms Morgan in 2023 after he said the influencer breached the NDA through her social media posts
The influencer, who had previously been unrepresented has since secured backing from the Free Speech Union, who have branded the case ‘deeply alarming’
FSU Legal Counsel Bryn Harris said: ‘No contract, not even one issued by the Boob God himself, should shield powerful professionals from accountability and we are confident the court will agree.’
Dr Frati says his ‘experience and expertise are unmatched’ and he has worked on numerous celebrities across the UK and abroad, providing ‘fast-recovery techniques and beautiful results for breast augmentation, rhinoplasty and abdominoplasty’.
On the proceedings, he told The Times: ‘I am advised that for a number of reasons it would be wholly inappropriate for me to be asked to comment until the allegations have been properly pleaded but I can say that the allegations made against me are baseless.’
Some of Dr Frati’s most notable clients have been Gemma Collins and ex-Big Brother contestant Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace.
It was his work on Mrs Horgan-Wallace that saw his nickname the ‘Boob God’ come about after he created the UK’s largest legal breast implants for her.
