The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an injunction restraining dancehall artiste Bounty Killer from publishing defamatory material about fellow entertainer Mr Vegas pending the outcome of an ongoing defamation lawsuit between the two men.

The order was made during a hearing in the Supreme Court in relation to an application for court orders brought by Mr Vegas, whose given name is Clifford Smith, against Bounty Killer, whose given name is Rodney Price.

The court granted an order sought in the application, restraining Price “until the conclusion of the trial, from referring to the claimant, whether by name, photograph or description, in connection with any statement which might negatively affect the claimant’s reputation”.